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Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) vs Apple iPhone 13 Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
6.3
Apple iPhone 13
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Apple iPhone 13
Released · May 14, 2020
Released · Sep 24, 2021
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
3227 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches
202 x 137 x 9.7 mm 		5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump)
Weight
12.52 oz (355.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
8.0-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
67.13 % 87.24 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53 		Hexa-core
2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Mali G52 MC1 Apple GPU 4-core
RAM
2GB 4GB (LPDDR4X)
Internal storage
32GB 128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

Battery

Capacity
3227 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 45min
Browsing
13h 43min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
7h 28min
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
2 MP 12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.9''
Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Flash
LED
Video recording
1280x720 (HD) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
2 MP 12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
131
Overall
135
Photo
128
Video
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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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261
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+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 14, 2021
FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.96 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 90 $ 799 / € 939
In The Box
USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020 Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 120
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 899
With 512GB internal storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1099
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
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