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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Amazon |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-25 | 2020-06-03 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is way better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), getting an 84.6 score against 59.7. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) design is way thinner but incredibly heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and both of them were released with only 2 months difference.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a quite better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and also faster). IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a brighter screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way bigger display, a way better 2048 x 2732px resolution and a higher pixels density.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a much better 3840x2160 video quality. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020). If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your budget.
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