Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs iPad Mini 3: Apple Tablet Scores High on Design But Not on Specs
When it comes to tablets, Apple has created a premium lineup. One of these tablets is the iPad Mini 3. Compared to other tablets, like the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 from Amazon, the device from Apple turns out to be smaller yet costlier.
Design
The iPad Mini 3 has all the impressive design elements of the Apple lineup. It has beautifully rounded edges and an aluminum unibody. It also has three color options: gold, space gray, and silver. Its premium design gives it an edge when compared to the Fire HDX, which has a plastic body, including its back panel, which has a matte finish. The device is easy to hold as it is thicker towards the middle and thinner at the edges. The iPad Mini 3 comes with a fingerprint sensor, which is lacking on the Fire HDX. Comparing their size, however, the Fire HDX has an advantage as it is taller, wider, thicker and slightly heavier.
Display
Since the Fire HDX is physically bigger, it naturally has a larger IPS LCD capacitive screen measuring 8.9 inches with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a density of 339 pixels per inch. Compared to this, the iPad Mini 3 has IPS LCD screen measuring 7.9 inches with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a density of 324 pixels per inch.
Specs
As for specs, the iPad Mini 3 has an Apple A7 chipset, along with a CPU with two cores clocked at 1.3 GHz and a PowerVR G6430 GPU. On the Fire HDX is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset along with a Krait 400 CPU with four cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and an Adreno 330 GPU.
Memory
On both devices memory slots are not present; hence, no external storage can be added. In terms of RAM, the Fire HDX has 2 GB while the iPad Mini 3 has 1 GB.
Price
When it comes to their price, the 16 GB iPad Mini 3 costs $400 while the 16 GB Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 costs $379.
