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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-06-03 | 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 110.00 | $ 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 iPad Air (2020) is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), getting a score of 71.7 against 59.7. The iPad Air (2020) design is heavier but extremely thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and both of them were released with only a couple months difference. IPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a brighter screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot higher 1640 x 2360 resolution, a greater pixel quantity per inch in the display and a way larger screen. The iPad Air (2020) has a quite superior hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a 64-bit processing unit and a higher number of cores.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The iPad Air (2020)'s battery lifetime is just as good as Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s battery performance.
Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot higher (4K) video quality and a way better resolution camera in the back.
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020). If you want to save some dollars, you can buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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