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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-05-14 | 2020-10-16 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 90.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.28 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), with a 71.7 score against 58.6. Although the Apple iPad Air (2020) and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) were only released 5 months apart, the Apple iPad Air (2020) design is notably thinner but also way heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). The Apple iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a more vivid screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much bigger display, a much better 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution and a higher pixels density. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The iPad Air (2020) features a better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and a 64-bit processor. IPad Air (2020) counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The iPad Air (2020)'s battery duration is just as good as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s battery duration.
Although Apple iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPad Air (2020), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), giving up a couple features and specifications.
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