Apple iPad mini (2019) vs Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	May 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $679	2GB/32GB - $90

Design

Dimensions
8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm	7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches 202 x 137 x 9.7 mm
Weight
10.87 oz / 308.2 g	12.52 oz / 355.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 67.13% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Quad-core Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali G52 MC1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5058 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	720p
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	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, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$120

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz / 300.5 g
Prices (MSRP)	$549

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