Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Amazon Fire HD 8

Amazon Fire HD 8

September, 2015


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Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)


Amazon Fire HD 8

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €130EUR: €950
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
214 x 128 x 7.7 mm (8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 in)280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
311 g (10.97 oz)617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Black, Magenta, Blue, TangerineSpace Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A2903, A2904
Display
Type
IPS LCDLiquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.7% screen-to-body ratio)13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
No cellular connectivityGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
8GB ROM, 1GB RAM

16GB ROM, 1GB RAM
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

512GB ROM, 8GB RAM

1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)No
Connectivity
GPRS
No
EDGE
No
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-bandWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, LE5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTGUSB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
No
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
5 MP12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
YesHDR
Video
1080p@30fps4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera


Video: 720p
12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide)

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/eAAC+
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
Android OS (customized)iPadOS 17.4
UI
Fire 5
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Mediatek MT8135Apple M2
CPU
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
PowerVR G6200Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyroFingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
NoeSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mmNo
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion, non-removableLi-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 8 h
Additional Features
Features
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader

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