Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)

Announced On:September, 2014

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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014)	Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €310	EUR: €950
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PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
231 x 158 x 7.8 mm (9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
375 g (Wi-Fi)/ 389 g (4G) (13.23 oz)	617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Black	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
	A2903, A2904

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
8.9 inches, 229.7 cm² (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 519.3 cm² (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~339 ppi density)	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE (unspecified)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 64GB ROM, 2GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.0
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA, LTE	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS (4G model)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
LED flash	HDR
Video
Yes	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
Video: 720p	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/E-AC-3
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat customized)	iPadOS 17.4
UI
Fire 4
Browser
HTML5 (Amazon Silk)
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm APQ8084 Snapdragon 805 (28 nm)	Apple M2
CPU
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Adreno 420	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Micro-SIM	eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion, non-removable	Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 12 h

Features
Additional Features
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader

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