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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| 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 is way better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), having a 77.9 score against 59.7. IPad Air's construction is way thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although it's noticeably heavier and was released 7 years before. IPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad Air features a lot better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px, a better number of pixels per inch in the screen and a bigger screen. The iPad Air features a little faster processor than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a bit more storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 1000 GB. The Apple iPad Air features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
IPad Air features a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Apple iPad Air is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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