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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| -- | 2013-09-25 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | 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 A16 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 | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), getting a score of 68.5 against 61. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system, and Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a much better processing power than iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a brighter screen than Apple iPad mini (7th Gen), because although it has way less brightness, it also counts with a bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution, a little bit better pixel density and a little bigger display. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with as much memory for games and applications as the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's battery life is just as good as the Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) one. The Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) takes greater videos and photos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger camera aperture and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
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