Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-18 | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s global score of 58.6. The Apple iPad mini (2019) is an older tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but Apple could make it somewhat lighter and extremely thinner anyway. The Apple iPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a greater performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a 64 bits processing unit, a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a lot better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixel count per inch of display and a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
IPad mini (2019) shoots way better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera with much more mega-pixels. IPad mini (2019) has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The iPad mini (2019) is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.