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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-05-14 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 5.85 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a score of 63.3, which is slightly better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s global score of 58.6. IPad mini (A17 Pro)'s construction is extremely thinner and somewhat lighter than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). IPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a much powerful processing unit than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has lesser cpu cores. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much more vibrant screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much better pixel number per inch of display, a way higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels and a little bigger display.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a slightly bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot higher video resolution and a lot better resolution camera.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and iPad mini (A17 Pro) feature quite similar batteries.
Although iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). If you want to save some money, you can get the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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