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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-05-14 | -- |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 90.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), with a score of 63.3 against 58.6. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) body is lighter and a lot thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). IPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has 2 less cores. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a lot better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a bit bigger screen, a lot better display pixel density and a lot better 1488 x 2266px resolution.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) captures a lot better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way better 12 megapixels resolution back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s battery duration is very similar to the battery performance in Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Although iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). If you want to save some money, you can buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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