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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Acer |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-11-06 |
| -- | 8.58 x 5.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 12.35 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4420mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Compass |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a little bit better than the Acer Predator 8, getting a global score of 60.6 against 57.7. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Acer Predator 8 comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s design is much heavier but way thinner than the Acer Predator 8.
The Acer Predator 8 has a more vivid display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px, it also counts with a greater pixel count in each inch in the display. The Acer Predator 8 has a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
Acer Predator 8 counts with a much greater processing power than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores. The Acer Predator 8 has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots much better pictures and videos than Acer Predator 8, because it has a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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