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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2015-09-30 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 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 | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, getting an 85.9 score against 54.1. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. Apple iPad mini (2019) is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also just a little bit lighter and extremely thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has an extremely better processor than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a 64 bits CPU, a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a much more vibrant display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot higher pixel number per inch of display.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a really longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Apple iPad mini (2019) takes way better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a back facing camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
The iPad mini (2019) is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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