| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 9.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2013-09-25 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Apple iPad mini 4 has a score of 75.6, which is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's overall score of 68.5. The Apple iPad mini 4 comes with iOS 9.x operating system, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.2.2 operating system. Apple iPad mini 4's construction is newer, a lot lighter and thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a slightly better looking display than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has a just a bit better quantity of pixels per screen inch, a quite larger screen and a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution. The iPad mini 4 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a greater performance than iPad mini 4, and although they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has a higher number of cores and an extra graphics co-processor. The iPad mini 4 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The Apple iPad mini 4 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, they both have a 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera.
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