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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-06-03 | 2021-05-21 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 110.00 | $ 1098.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.99 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a general score of 91.1 against 59.7. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has iPadOS 14.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a newer and thinner tablet device than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it is also noticeably heavier.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a more powerful CPU than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a lot better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels, a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a lot larger screen.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) shoots greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot more MP camera in the back. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) costs a lot more money than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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