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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 740.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 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 |
| 7.92 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 4 has a general score of 70.8, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s overall score of 58.6. The iPad 4 has iOS 7.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The iPad 4 construction is notably heavier but a little bit thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Apple iPad 4 features a much more vibrant screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a better display density and a bigger screen. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a bit superior processing unit than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
The iPad 4 counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot better video definition. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has just a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad 4, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a battery duration that's very similar to Apple iPad 4's battery life.
Although Apple iPad 4 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). So if you want that extra features, you can buy Apple iPad 4, else you can save some money and buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), letting go a couple specifications.
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