Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) vs Apple iPad mini (WiFi 64GB)
Side by side comparison between Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Apple iPad mini tablets, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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8.9"
IPS
IPS
2560x1600
8
MP
MP
1.2mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
4500
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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7.9"
IPS
IPS
768x1024
5
MP
MP
1.2mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
4440
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better tablet? Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB)
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13 Advantages 
8 Advantages | 17 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| HDR photo only main camera |
| (front) 1.2MP |
| Full HD (1920x1080) |
| (front) HD (1280x720) |
| +10 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Model | Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) |
| Other model names | AT&T Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, Verizon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 | iPad Mini 1 A1432 (Wi-Fi) |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Amazon | Apple |
| Release date | 11/1/2013 | 11/2/2012 |
| Depth | 7.8 millimeters (0.31 inches) | 7.2 millimeters (0.28 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 158 x 231 millimeters (6.22 x 9.09 in) | 134.7 x 200 millimeters (5.3 x 7.87 in) |
| Weight | 384 grams (13.44 ounces) | 308 grams (10.78 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LED-Backlit IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 8.9" inches | 7.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~62.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~71.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 2560x1600 pixels | 768x1024 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 339 PPI | 162 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| System version | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean | iOS 6.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | iOS 9.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 v1 | 32bit: Apple A5 APL2498 (45nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.2GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 330 | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| RAM memory | 2GB LPDDR3 | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 16GB (10GB available) | 64GB (59GB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 700/1700/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | Not supported |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.2 (aperture) | f/2.4 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.2 megapixels | 1.2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x960 pixels | 1280x960 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | feature not registered |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, VP8 | MP4, H.264, MOV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, OGG, AC3 | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Not supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 4500 mAh | 4440 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 12 hours | 10 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | feature not registered |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | feature not registered |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Wireless external keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Fire OS 3.0 Mojito UI • Amazon Appstore • Amazon Silk • Dolby Digital Plus sound • Free cloud storage for all Amazon content • Text-to-Speech english-language content reader | • Colors: Black on slate, White on silver • Oleophobic coating • Aluminium body • FaceTime • Siri natural language • iCloud cloud service • Twitter and Facebook • Lightning connector port |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (4G LTE 16GB) | iPad mini (WiFi 64GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |