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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 44.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Acer |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.1.2 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2013-01-07 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 11.29 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Black |
| $ 90.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | -- |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | MediaTek 8317 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | PowerVR SGX531 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 0.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.28 | 0.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 2710mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a score of 58.6, which is way better than the Acer Iconia B1's score of 44.2. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s body is much newer and somewhat thinner than the Acer Iconia B1's, but it is a little bit heavier. These tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version while Acer Iconia B1 has Android 4.1.2 version, providing some nice extra features.
Acer Iconia B1 features a little sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although it has a little inferior pixel number per inch of screen, a lot worse 600 x 1024px resolution and a quite smaller display. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a better processor than Acer Iconia B1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 1,5 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a lot better camera than Acer Iconia B1. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Acer Iconia B1, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Acer Iconia B1 features a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and the Acer Iconia B1 cost the same, which makes it an easy decision.
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