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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 60.6 |
| 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 | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 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 Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a little bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), having a overall score of 60.6 against 58.6. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a way heavier but incredibly thinner tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a little bit better looking display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a way lower resolution of 800 x 1280px, a way smaller display and a just a bit worse display pixels density. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a really superior performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) both have quite similar batteries duration.
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