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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GBAmazon Fire HDX 8.9
32 GB (2014)| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-10-21 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 13.72 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 280.00 | $ 429.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has an overall score of 77.7, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 66.3. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 OS. The iPad Air is a heavier portable tablet than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but both of them have the same thickness.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Air, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and more pixels per display inch. IPad Air features a bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics processor.
The iPad Air features a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air features a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. IPad Air features a better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera, a tinier aperture which is not good for taking photos and videos in low light situations and a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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