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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer 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
The iPad Air has a general score of 77.9, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s global score of 58.6. IPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad Air is a much older and way heavier portable tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but Apple could make it way thinner anyway.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a little faster processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra GPU. The iPad Air has a much better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution, a bigger screen and a greater pixel count per inch of screen.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has just a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. IPad Air features a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a camera with a way higher resolution and a lot better 1920x1080 video resolution.
IPad Air has a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The iPad Air costs a lot more than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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