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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-16 | 2020-05-14 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a 71.7 score against 58.6. The iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Even though the iPad Air (2020) and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) were released only a few months apart, iPad Air (2020)'s design is a lot thinner but also notably heavier.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a 64-bit processing unit and more cpu cores. The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way larger display, a much higher 1640 x 2360px resolution and a greater count of pixels per inch of screen.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a battery lifetime that is just as good as the Apple iPad Air (2020) one.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot higher resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), giving up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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