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Apple iPad mini 3
128 GBA1600, A1599
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.03 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 460.00 | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 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 |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 32.00mm 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6350mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.84 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 3 has a global score of 77.5, which is better than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's 67.9 score. The iPad mini 3 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 operating system. The iPad mini 3 is a just a bit lighter tablet than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but both are equally thin.
The iPad mini 3 counts with a little better processing power than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits processing unit. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit sharper display than Apple iPad mini 3, because it has a little bigger screen, a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a quite higher pixel quantity per display inch.
The iPad mini 3 features a superior camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a tinier aperture, a lot lower resolution back facing camera and a lower 1920x1080 video definition. Apple iPad mini 3 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini 3 features a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Apple iPad mini 3 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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