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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-09-30 | 2017-06-09 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.5 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8, with a overall score of 89.8 against 54.1. Even though the iPad Pro 12.9-inch is notably heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8, it's just a little bit thinner and newer. IPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a better processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 2 more processing cores.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way bigger display, a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732px and a better pixel amount in each inch of screen. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch takes much better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much more MP back-facing camera.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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