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

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Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)	Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · May 14, 2020	Released · Oct 16, 2020
8.0-inch · 1280 x 800 px	10.9-inch · 2360 x 1640 px
2 MP Main · 2 MP Selfie	12 MP Main · 7 MP Selfie
2GB · 32GB	64GB
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Display

Size
8.0-inch	10.9-inch
Resolution
1280 x 800 px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2360 x 1640 px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
67.13 %	81.23 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core, 2000 MHz, Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit	Hexa-core, 3100 MHz, Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit
GPU
Mali G52 MC1	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB
Internal storage
32GB	64GB, not expandable
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI	iPadOS (14.x)
Device type
Tablet	Tablet

Battery

Type
	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
2 MP	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
1280x720 (HD)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Features: Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
2 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches (202 x 137 x 9.7 mm)	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches (247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm)
Weight
12.52 oz(355.0 g)	16.23 oz(460.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

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+), 46, 48(3600)
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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging	Type-C (reversible), Features: Charging, Headphones port
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)

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 90	$ 729
In The Box
	USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 120

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

Wi-Fi only


Weight	16.16 oz(458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz(458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

Links

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