Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.31 x 6.26 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.24 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 260.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 9.7-inch has an overall score of 65.4, which is better than the Amazon Fire HD 10's overall score of 54.8. The iPad 9.7-inch is a just a bit heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 10, but both have the same thickness. The iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 10 has Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.
IPad 9.7-inch features a bit faster processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has 2 less cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM. IPad 9.7-inch counts with a sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 10, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and way more pixels per screen inch.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 10, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch also has a back camera with a way better 8 mega-pixels resolution. The Amazon Fire HD 10 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 10.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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