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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2021-05-21 | 2013-09-25 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.18 |
| 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/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) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 9.5 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 91.1 score against 68.5. Although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is notably heavier than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, it's somewhat thinner and incredibly newer. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a little more vivid screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), because although it has a much smaller screen, way more opaque display and a quite lower resolution of 1600 x 2560px, it also counts with a higher pixel density. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a bit better processor than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a much better battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) captures greater photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger camera aperture and a much more MP camera in the back.
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