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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-05-14 | -- |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| 12.52 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 90.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a general score of 60.9, which is a little bit better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s 58.6 overall score. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is a extremely thinner but heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a bit better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a higher number of pixels per display inch, a much better resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a really larger display. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has 4 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a battery life that is just as good as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s battery life.
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