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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-05-07 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 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 iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a general score of 71.3 against 59.7. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a noticeably newer and thinner tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it is also heavier. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a lot better performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 less cores (but faster). The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a little more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much bigger screen, a lot higher 2048 x 2732 resolution and a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features just a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) captures greater videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s battery life is very similar to the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) one.
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