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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-05-07 | 2020-05-14 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 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 |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), having a global score of 71.3 against 58.6. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s construction is noticeably newer and noticeably thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s, but it's incredibly heavier.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much greater performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a slightly better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way better 2048 x 2732 resolution, a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a lot larger display.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a bit more storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1000 GB. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) takes greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s battery duration is very similar to the battery life in iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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