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| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2021-05-26 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.40 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a global score of 71.7, which is better than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s 61.8 overall score. Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Apple iPad Air (2020)'s design is a little lighter and way thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), although they were only released with a couple of months difference.
IPad Air (2020) features a faster processor than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because it has a better 1640 x 2360 resolution, a bit bigger display and a bit greater number of pixels in each inch in the screen.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with much more storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The iPad Air (2020)'s battery lifetime is very similar to Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s battery duration.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots way better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because it has a much better video definition and a much better 12 megapixels resolution camera.
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