Experts recommend Amazon Fire Max 11 more than Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021)
As of 16 Jan 2025, experts prefer Amazon Fire Max 11 over Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021), but both Tablets have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Amazon Fire Max 11 received 3 recommendations: from Digital Trends (14 Dec 2024), T3 (14 Jan 2025) and WIRED (22 Nov 2024). By contrast, Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) received only 2 recommendations from TechRadar (25 Nov 2024) and Laptop Mag (2 Oct 2023).
| Rank | Change | Price | Tablet | Digital Trends  | PCMag  | T3  | WIRED  | Wirecutter  | TechRadar  | Tom's Guide  |
techadvisor  | What Hi-Fi  | Laptop Mag  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | +5 | $185 |  Amazon Fire Max 11 The Amazon Fire Max 11 tablet receives positive reviews for its display, performance, battery life, storage options, and connectivity, making it a highly regarded tablet within Amazon's Fire lineup. | 4 | - | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | -4 | $320 |  Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) The Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) has received positive reviews for its display quality, performance, and storage options, making it a versatile tablet for various use cases. | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 2 |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 14 Dec 2024 Digital Trends ranked Amazon Fire Max 11 as #4
Rank Tablet Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 8 Amazon Fire Max 11 The best value Android tablet... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com - On 14 Jan 2025 T3 ranked Amazon Fire Max 11 as #7
Rank Tablet Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 10 Amazon Fire Max 11 The Best Tablet For Family... ... ... Source: www.t3.com - On 22 Nov 2024 WIRED ranked Amazon Fire Max 11 as #5
Rank Tablet Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 14 Amazon Fire Max 11 Best Tablet Under $200... ... ... Source: www.wired.com - On 25 Nov 2024 TechRadar
ranked Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) as #5
Rank Tablet Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 9 Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) Best budget tablet... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 2 Oct 2023 Laptop Mag ranked Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) as #2
Rank Tablet Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 10 Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) Best cheap tablet... ... ... Source: www.laptopmag.com
After counting and adding up the 93 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Amazon Fire Max 11 outranks Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021). This is not to say that Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) is a bad option. Like Amazon Fire Max 11, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Amazon Fire Max 11 outranks Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) by 3 positions. This indicates that, as of 16 Jan 2025, Amazon Fire Max 11 is more critically acclaimed than Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021).
| Rank | Change | Price | Tablet | Digital Trends | PCMag | T3 | WIRED | Wirecutter | TechRadar | Tom's Guide
| techadvisor | What Hi-Fi |
Laptop Mag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $319 |  Apple iPad 10th Gen (2022) The Apple iPad 10th Gen (2022) has received positive reviews for its display, performance, audio quality, and connectivity options, making it a versatile device for various use cases. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | - | $555 |  Apple iPad Air M2 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 3 | - | $944 |  Apple iPad Pro M4 2024 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 4 | - | $354 |  Google Pixel Tablet The Google Pixel Tablet offers a good display, fast performance, excellent battery life, impressive audio quality, and sufficient storage options, making it a great choice for casual users. | - | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 10 | 9 | - | 4 |
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Expert reviews [27]
Total expert reviews: 27
- with a score: 21
- without a score: 6
| Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
| Average score based on 27 reviews | 85 |
| Lowest score by RadioTimes | 70 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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