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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a global score of 73.2, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s general score of 58.6. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s design is newer and much thinner, but also extremely heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a sharper screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way higher resolution of 1620 x 2160, a larger display and a higher pixels density. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a quite superior hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a 64 bits CPU and more CPU cores. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a lot higher 8 MP resolution back-facing camera.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
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