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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2013-09-25 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.34 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| 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 | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.18 |
| 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 (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, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a bit better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), with a score of 68.5 against 65. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.2.2 OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's body is much older, noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker than the iPad mini (6th Gen).
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has an extremely better processing unit than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a sharper display than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has much less brightness, it also counts with a little bit bigger display, a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch of screen.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features as much storage to install applications and games as the iPad mini (6th Gen) one, both of them have equal internal storage. The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) captures way better videos and photos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger aperture for better images and videos in low-light environments and a camera with a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) has a very superior battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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