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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 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 (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s score of 58.6. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a incredibly thinner but extremely heavier tablet device than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a way better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores and 6 GB less RAM. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a slightly better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a greater pixel density, a way higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels and a really larger display.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with slightly more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds up to 1000 GB. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) takes way better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way more mega pixels back camera.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) and the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) count with incredibly similar batteries duration.
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