Apple iPad Air 2 vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple iPad Air 2

October, 2014


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Apple iPad Air 2 vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)


Apple iPad Air 2

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)

Price
EUR: €440EUR: €100
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)202 x 137 x 9.7 mm (7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz)355 g (12.52 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, GoldWhite, Black, Twilight Blue, Plum
Models
A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4
Display
Type
IPS LCDIPS LCD
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTENo cellular connectivity
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 A1567
Memory
Internal Memory
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 2GB RAM

64GB ROM, 2GB RAM

128GB ROM, 2GB 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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
4.0, A2DP, EDR5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0USB Type-C
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/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@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.Yes
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)

Features: face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Video: 720p@30fps
2 MP

Video: Yes
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 8.1Android OS, v9.0 (Pie)
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 15.7
UI
Fire OS 7
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A8X (20 nm)Mediatek MT8168 (12 nm)
CPU
Triple-core 1.5 GHz TyphoonQuad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-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
TV Out
Yes
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark X: 29753
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Po 7340 mAh, non-removable (27.62 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

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