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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 2014-10-21 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| 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
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is a little bit better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a global score of 67.9 against 63.3. Although it's the best in our current comparison, Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's body is thicker and notably heavier than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.4 OS, while iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a much better processing power than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has lesser cpu cores (although faster). The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a bit sharper display than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a little higher number of pixels per display inch and a little bigger screen.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) shoots way better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a much more megapixels back camera and a lot better (4K) video definition. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a battery duration that is just as good as the battery life in Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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