Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020) vs Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020)

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

8.0 inches

9.7 inches
Resolution

800 x 1280 pixels

1536 x 2048 pixels
Pixel density

189 ppi

264 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

2 MP

8 MP, f/2.4 , 31 mm, 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Primary camera video

Yes

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Camera features

-

Geo-tagging, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging iMessage

-

iMessage
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020) comparisons