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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-30 | -- |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 10.97 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (7th Gen) has a general score of 61, which is better than Amazon Fire HD 8's global score of 54.1. The iPad mini (7th Gen) body is noticeably thinner and way lighter than Amazon Fire HD 8. The iPad mini (7th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.
Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a much faster processor than iPad mini (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster). The iPad mini (7th Gen) counts with a much sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way higher 1488 x 2266 resolution, a little bigger display and a way higher amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Apple iPad mini (7th Gen) has a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a camera with lot more MP and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. IPad mini (7th Gen) features a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad mini (7th Gen)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the Amazon Fire HD 8 one.
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