Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2022-03-18 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.99 |
| 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is way better than Amazon Fire HD 8, having a global score of 81.4 against 54.1. The iPad Air (2022) construction is newer and notably thinner, but also incredibly heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8. The iPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
IPad Air (2022) has a superior CPU than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has 7 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. IPad Air (2022) features a much sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way better 1640 x 2360 resolution, a way bigger screen and a higher count of pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air (2022) has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The iPad Air (2022) shoots much better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a much better 12 MP resolution camera in the back.
Amazon Fire HD 8 and Apple iPad Air (2022) feature very similar batteries.
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