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

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Apple iPad Air (2020)
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · May 14, 2020
Released · Oct 16, 2020
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
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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

Display

Size
8.0-inch 10.9-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2360x1640px, 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
Hexa-core
Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Mali G52 MC1 Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB 4GB
Internal storage
32GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
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 Type-C
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 No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

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

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
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