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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-30 | -- |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 10.97 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a general score of 60.9 against 54.1. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is a way thinner but extremely heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a slightly better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way higher resolution of 1640 x 2360, a higher count of pixels per inch of display and a really larger display. Amazon Fire HD 8 features a much better processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 7 GB lesser RAM memory.
IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a camera with a lot higher 12 mega pixels resolution. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a quite bigger memory for apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) counts with a battery duration that is very similar to the battery duration in Amazon Fire HD 8.
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