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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 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 | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s overall score of 58.6. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The iPad Air 2 construction is incredibly thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's heavier and was released many years before.
The iPad Air 2 features a much sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a bigger screen, more pixels per inch in the screen and a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPad Air 2 captures way better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The iPad Air 2 costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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