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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-05-14 |
| -- | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a 60.6 score against 58.6. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) body is noticeably heavier but much thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a way better processing power than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a bit better looking display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot lower resolution of 800 x 1280px, a really smaller display and a little lower display density.
The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way better 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s battery performance is just as good as iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery lifetime.
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