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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 | -- |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5124mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), with a 75.6 score against 58.6. IPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Although iPad mini 4 is noticeably older than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), it's body is lighter and a lot thinner. The iPad mini 4 counts with a lot better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a way higher display pixels density.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad mini 4, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a little faster processing unit than iPad mini 4, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
IPad mini 4 features a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). The Apple iPad mini 4 has a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera in the back with a way better 8 MP resolution.
IPad mini 4 is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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