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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-18 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 679.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.82 |
| 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
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a score of 85.9, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 score. Apple iPad mini (2019) has iPadOS 13.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad mini (2019) is an older tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but Apple made it somewhat lighter and incredibly thinner anyway.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with a greater performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a higher number of cores and a 64 bits processing unit. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a lot better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
IPad mini (2019) shoots much better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. IPad mini (2019) counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad mini (2019) features a superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
IPad mini (2019) costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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