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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-05-14 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad mini is better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), having a 68.1 score against 58.6. Apple iPad mini is a incredibly thinner and lighter device than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). Apple iPad mini counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a bit better processing power than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
IPad mini counts with a slightly better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, a bit worse 768 x 1024 resolution and a bit smaller screen. IPad mini captures much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much higher video resolution and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad mini, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. IPad mini counts with a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Although iPad mini is a better device, it is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the iPad mini, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), letting go some features and specifications.
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