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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 10.97 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a score of 69.6 against 54.1. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s construction is notably newer and notably thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8's, although it's also much heavier. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.
Amazon Fire HD 8 has an extremely better processor than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory. Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a way better looking display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures greater pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way better video definition and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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