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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 61.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-22 | 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 |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Denim, Lavender and Olive |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | MediaTek Helio P60T MT8183 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021)'s 61.8 overall score. The Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though Apple iPad Air is a lot older and a bit heavier than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), it's construction is still thinner.
The iPad Air counts with a much better screen than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. IPad Air counts with a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), because although it has lesser RAM memory and 6 lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processor and an extra graphics processing unit.
The iPad Air features a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021), and although they both have a 5 megapixels camera in the back, the iPad Air also has a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021) has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1 TB.
Apple iPad Air has a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2021).
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