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| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 4.2.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| White | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 160 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a general score of 58.6, which is a bit better than the Acer Iconia A1-830-1479's 54.7 global score. These tablets have Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has 9.0 Pie version while Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1 version. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s body is just a bit lighter but extremely thicker than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a bit faster processing unit than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has 2 more CPU cores and more RAM. Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has a little bit better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a quite lower 1024 x 768 resolution, they both have a same size display.
Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 captures much better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot higher video definition. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 features a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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