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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2025-03-12 | 2020-06-03 |
| -- | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), having a score of 70.4 against 59.7. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Although iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's noticeably thinner and also notably newer.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a much more vibrant display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features an extremely better processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes way better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a much higher resolution camera in the back. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features just a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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