Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2020-06-03 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 110.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 9.7-inch is slightly better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a overall score of 65.4 against 59.7. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch body is notably thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's notably heavier and was released many years before. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system, while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a little bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a better display density, a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a larger screen.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB.
The iPad 9.7-inch features a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Although Apple iPad 9.7-inch is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020). So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPad 9.7-inch, else you can save some dollars and get the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), giving up a couple specifications.
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