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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 60.6 |
| 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 | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 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 iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a 60.6 score against 54.1. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a extremely heavier but a lot thinner tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a screen that's very similar to the Amazon Fire HD 8 one, although the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) also has a much higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px, a just a little greater pixel number per inch in the screen and a much bigger screen. The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has lesser cpu cores (although they are faster) and less RAM memory.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery life is very similar to the battery duration in Amazon Fire HD 8.
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