Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi vs Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 LTE (2014)

  • Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi was first released on 10/01/2014. It is available in Silver, Gold, Space Gray. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 9.7 inches with a resolution of 1536x2048 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi is the Apple A8X chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 1.2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 240.00 x 169.50 x 6.10 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 437.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Apple iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 LTE (2014) was first released on 09/01/2014. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 2560x1600 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    In terms of cameras, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 LTE (2014) on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 0.9-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable. This is a single SIM tablet, measuring 158.00 x 231.00 x 7.80 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 389.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 LTE (2014) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

Brilliant new design

Great for gaming

Best camera on a tablet

Continuity on iOS

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No multi-window

No split-screen

Maximum volume causes reverberation

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Model
iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 LTE (2014)
Price
$349
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Release date
October 2014
September 2014
Dimensions (mm)
240.00 x 169.50 x 6.10
158.00 x 231.00 x 7.80
Weight (g)
437.00
389.00
Colours
Silver, Gold, Space Gray
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Screen size (inches)
9.7
8
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
1536x2048 pixels
2560x1600 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
264
339
Processor
1.5GHz dual-core
2.5GHz quad-core
Processor make
Apple A8X
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RAM
2GB
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Internal storage
Expandable storage
No
No
Rear camera
8-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
1.2-megapixel
0.9-megapixel
Operating system
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
802.11 ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.20
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USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope