Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) Apple iPad mini (6th Gen)
Released · Jun 03, 2020
Released · Sep 24, 2021
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
8.3-inch · 2266x1488px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
64GB
5078 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches
202 x 137 x 9.7 mm
7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches
195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
12.52 oz (355.0 g) 10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum, Slate Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
8.0-inch 8.3-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
67.13 % 77.41 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
GPU
Mali G52 MC1 Yes
RAM
3GB
Internal storage
32GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Capacity
5078 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
8h 1min
Gaming
6h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
2 MP 12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
1280x720 (HD) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Front
2 MP 12 MP, 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)
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
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), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 110

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020 Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 140
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
Wi-Fi Only
Weight 10.34 oz (293.0 g)
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