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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.5 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has an overall score of 71.7, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's 54.1 global score. IPad Air (2020)'s body is extremely newer and much thinner, but notably heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8. The iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has an incredibly better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a higher pixels amount per inch of screen, a much higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a much bigger display. The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a very superior processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a 64 bits processor.
IPad Air (2020) has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air (2020) takes greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot higher video definition and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
IPad Air (2020) and Amazon Fire HD 8 both feature quite similar batteries.
IPad Air (2020) is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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