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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	May 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $729	2GB/32GB - $90

Design

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

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 67.13% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm	Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali G52 MC1
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	2 MP
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	720p
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$120

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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