Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) vs Apple iPad (2020) Specs Comparison

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8.0
Apple iPad (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Apple iPad (2020)
Released · May 14, 2020
Released · Sep 18, 2020
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
10.2-inch · 2160x1620px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
8827 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020 Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/32GB - $90 3GB/32GB - $459

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches
202 x 137 x 9.7 mm
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
12.52 oz / 355.0 g 17.46 oz / 495.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.13% screen-to-body 10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
Arm Cortex-A53
Quad-core
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali G52 MC1 Apple G11P
Memory
2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Ion
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 13min
Gaming
4h 50min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
2 MP 8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
720p 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
2 MP 1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $120
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $559
Wi-Fi only
Weight 17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $329
Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Weight 17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $429
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