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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 61 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| -- | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 13.23 ounces |
| 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a general score of 67.9, which is better than the iPad mini (7th Gen)'s global score of 61. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 works with Android 4.4 operating system, and iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 features a very superior processing power than iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because it has a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution, a little bit better display density and a little bit larger display. The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has as much storage to store more games and applications as the iPad mini (7th Gen), both of them have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini (7th Gen) captures greater photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a camera in the back with a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution, a lot better video definition and a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography in low light situations. Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a battery duration that is very similar to iPad mini (7th Gen)'s battery duration.
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