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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-05-14 | 2022-03-18 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 90.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.99 |
| 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) has a general score of 81.4, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s overall score of 58.6. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s body is newer and thinner, but also heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). The Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
IPad Air (2022) features a better processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has more RAM memory and 4 more cores. The iPad Air (2022) features a much better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much better 1640 x 2360 resolution, a better pixel density and a much larger display.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2022), because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB. Apple iPad Air (2022) shoots way better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and iPad Air (2022) both count with extremely similar battery durations.
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