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| Global Score | |
| 57.6 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Verizon | Apple |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-11-10 | -- |
| 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 11.99 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 250.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a score of 60.6, which is just a bit better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD's 57.6 general score. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD works with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) construction is a lot thinner but noticeably heavier than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a more vivid screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much lower 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels number in each inch in the display. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a little bit better camera than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures and/or video in poorly lited environments and a much lower resolution camera. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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