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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2024-05-07 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 263 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 | 10-core GPU 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a score of 71.3, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's global score of 54.1. Although Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a lot heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8, it's notably thinner and also much newer. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.
Amazon Fire HD 8 features an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has less RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores (but faster). IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a bit sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way larger screen, a much higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) takes much better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a camera with much more megapixels. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a very superior storage for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s battery life is very similar to Amazon Fire HD 8's battery performance.
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