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

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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
4GB · 64GB
5078 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020 Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/32GB - $110

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
Wi-Fi only - 293
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, 67.13% screen-to-body 8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2.1 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm) Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
Arm Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
GPU
Mali G52 MC1 Yes
Memory
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
5078 mAh, 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
720p 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
2 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

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