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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-09 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 288.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GX6450 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.82 |
| 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
Apple iPad mini 4 is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), getting a score of 75.6 against 59.7. Apple iPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Apple iPad mini 4's design is lighter and noticeably thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before.
The iPad mini 4 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a much higher pixels density. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a little bit better processing power than Apple iPad mini 4, because it has 1 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini 4, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. IPad mini 4 features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much more megapixels back camera and a lot higher (Full HD) video resolution.
The iPad mini 4 has a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The iPad mini 4 is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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