Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 10.97 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8's 54.1 general score. Although the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is much heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8, it's way thinner and much newer. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 works with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 features a lot better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a lot better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller display.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution and a camera with much more mega pixels. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8.
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