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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9
Wi-Fi Only (2014)| Global Score | |
| 89.8 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| -- | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-06-09 | 2014-10-21 |
| 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches | 9.10 x 6.20 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.41 ounces | 13.23 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 660.00 | $ 479.00 |
| 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Adreno 420 Blaze GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has an overall score of 89.8, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9's general score of 67.9. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch body is noticeably newer and a little bit thinner, but also notably heavier than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9. IPad Pro 12.9-inch features just a bit better performance than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM.
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 has a more vivid display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch, because although it has a really smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560px, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a greater camera than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has a larger camera aperture, a lot better (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has a much better storage to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, because it has more internal storage capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HDX 8.9.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch costs more money than the Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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