Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-24 | 2021-05-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.54 x 0.36 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.40 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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
IPad 9.7-inch has a score of 65.4, which is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s score of 61.8. Although the iPad 9.7-inch is extremely older and a bit heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), it's design is still somewhat thinner. The iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPad 9.7-inch features a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little more pixels per screen inch. Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with a little better processing power than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch takes much clearer photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because it has a camera with a way better resolution and a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The iPad 9.7-inch features a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021).
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