Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Apple iPad 9.7

Amazon Fire HD 8

Apple iPad 9.7

Network
2G network

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), 28(700), 29(700), 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, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

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

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

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

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p

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

-

autofocus
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Primary camera video stereo sound record

-

stereo sound record
Camera features

Yes

1.12µm pixel size, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, 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

microUSB 2.0

Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth

Yes

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

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging iMessage

-

iMessage
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro

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