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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 9.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2015-09-09 | 2013-09-25 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 424.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, getting a 79.5 score against 68.5. Apple iPad Pro comes with iOS 9.x OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS. Apple iPad Pro's construction is newer and somewhat thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's, but it is also a lot heavier.
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little worse 1600 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a greater pixel density. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a little faster CPU than Apple iPad Pro, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores and an additional graphics co-processor.
Apple iPad Pro features a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, because it has 128 GB internal memory. IPad Pro features a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a smaller aperture, they both have a 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Apple iPad Pro features a way better battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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