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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-09-30 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's 54.1 global score. Even though Apple iPad Air (2019) is incredibly heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8, it's much thinner and also newer. IPad Air (2019) counts with a much sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has more pixels per inch in the display, a way better 1668 x 2224 resolution and a way larger display.
Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Air (2019) features a lot better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a 64-bits processor, a larger amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores.
Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8. The iPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the iPad Air (2019) also has a much better 8 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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