Comparison of Apple iPad Air 2 and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)

Comparison of Apple iPad Air 2 and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) [S]ave

Attribute	Apple iPad Air 2 ×	Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) ×
General
Brand	Apple	Amazon
Launch
Announced	2014-10-16	2020-03-13
Body
Width (mm)	6.1	9.7
Length (mm)	240	202
Height (mm)	169.5	137
Weight (g)	437	355
SIM	Nano-SIM, eSIM	No
Front	Glass	-
Back	Aluminum	-
Frame	Aluminum	-
Network
Technology	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE	No cellular connectivity
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	N/A
3G bands	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	-
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41	-
Speed	EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps	-
Platform
OS	iOS 8.1	Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset	Apple A8X (20 nm)	MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
CPU	Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon	Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)	Mali-G52 MC1
Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	128GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM 64GB 2GB RAM	32GB 3GB RAM 64GB 3GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	9.7	8
Resolution (px)	1536 x 2048	800 x 1280
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	-
Display Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Battery
Type	Li-Po	-
Charging	-	Wireless charging
Capcity (mAh)	7340	-
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Single
Main Camera Properties	8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	2 MP
Main Camera Video	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	Yes
Main Camera Features	HDR	-
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Single
Selfie Camera Properties	1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)	2 MP
Selfie Camera Video	720p@30fps	Yes
Selfie Camera Features	face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	-
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	-
NFC	-	-
Radio	No	No
USB	Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	+
Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted) accelerometer barometer compass gyro	Accelerometer
Misc
Colors	Gold Silver Space Gray	Black Plum Twilight Blue White
Models	A1566 A1567	-
Talk time (h)	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 12 h