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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2020-06-03 | 2019-03-18 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini (2019) is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), getting an 85.9 score against 59.7. Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though Apple iPad mini (2019) is older than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's design is way thinner and somewhat lighter.
IPad mini (2019) features a better performing processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPad mini (2019) also has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bit processor. IPad mini (2019) counts with a lot better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way higher pixels count per inch of display.
Apple iPad mini (2019) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot higher video quality. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini (2019) has a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
IPad mini (2019) costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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