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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-16 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.82 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a general score of 71.7, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 global score. The Apple iPad Air (2020) design is incredibly heavier but a lot thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and both of them were released with only 5 months difference. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a quite superior processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has 2 more cores and a 64-bits processor. IPad Air (2020) features a much better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way better resolution of 1640 x 2360px, a much bigger screen and a greater screen pixels density.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot better (4K) video definition and a way more MP camera in the back. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
IPad Air (2020) and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) count with similar batteries.
Although Apple iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020). If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), letting go a few features and specs, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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