Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)

Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)


Apple iPad Air (2019)

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)

Price
EUR: €550EUR: €100
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)202 x 137 x 9.7 mm (7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight
456 g (Wi-Fi) / 464 g (3G/LTE) (1.01 lb)355 g (12.52 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (1st gen only)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, GoldWhite, Black, Twilight Blue, Plum
Models
A2153, A2123, A2154, A2152, iPad11,3, iPad11,4
Display
Type
IPS LCD

True-tone
IPS LCD
Size
10.5 inches, 341.4 cm2 (~78.3% screen-to-body ratio)8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1668 x 2224 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density)800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTENo cellular connectivity
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, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 A2153
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 3GB RAM

256GB ROM, 3GB RAM
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

64GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
NomicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
YesNo
EDGE
YesNo
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0USB Type-C
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)No
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF2 MP
Camera Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fpsYes
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)

Features: HDR

Video: 1080p@30fps
2 MP

Video: Yes
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 12.1.3Android OS, v9.0 (Pie)
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17
UI
Fire OS 7
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)Mediatek MT8168 (12 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)Mali-G52 MC1
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerAccelerometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMNo
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Po 8134 mAh, non-removable (30.8 Wh)
Charging
Wireless
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)Up to 12 h
Additional Features
Features
Alexa natural language commands

Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Misc
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (body)

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