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

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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	32GB
	8827 mAh
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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	10.2-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
67.13 %	73.86 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali G52 MC1	Apple G11P
RAM
2GB
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
	8827 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion

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
1280x720 (HD)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
2 MP	1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 90	$ 459
In The Box
	Lightning to USB cable, USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 120

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 559

Wi-Fi only


Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
MSRP	$ 329

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
MSRP	$ 429

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