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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 65 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 479.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)'s global score of 65. Although it's the best portable tablet in this comparison, Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's design is older, somewhat thicker and way heavier than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen). The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a way better performance than iPad mini (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a little bit better screen than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a bit bigger screen, a little bit better pixels amount per display inch and a bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a way better camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments, a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 and Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) count with similar memory to install applications and games, both have equal internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
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