Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA+ speed

HSPA+

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

8.9 inches

12.9 inches
Resolution

2560 x 1600 pixels

2048 x 2732 pixels
Pixel density

339 ppi

264 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

8 MP

8 MP, f/2.4 , 31 mm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

-
Primary camera video

video

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Camera features

-

1.12µm pixel size, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

microUSB 2.0

Lightning, USB 3.0
Bluetooth

Yes

v4.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
Magnetic connector

-

Yes

Features
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging iMessage

-

iMessage
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

-

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro