Screen size
Fire HD 10 (2019)Winner: 10.1"+21%
Fire HD 8 (2020)8.0"
Quick verdict
Fire HD 10 (2019) leads the measured specs 4-3.
Measured wins
Fire HD 10 (2019)
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
10
equal specs
Fire HD 8 (2020)
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No cellular connectivity
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Fire HD 10 (2019)
N/A
Fire HD 8 (2020)
N/A
GPRS
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
EDGE
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsNo
Announced
Fire HD 10 (2019)
2019, September. Released 2019, October
Fire HD 8 (2020)
2020, March 13. Released 2020, June 03
Status
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Discontinued
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Discontinued
Dimensions
Fire HD 10 (2019)
262 x 159 x 9.8 mm (10.31 x 6.26 x 0.39 in)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
202 x 137 x 9.7 mm (7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight
Fire HD 10 (2019)
504 g (1.11 lb)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
355 g (12.52 oz)
SIM
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Type
Fire HD 10 (2019)
IPS LCD
Fire HD 8 (2020)
IPS LCD
Size
Fire HD 10 (2019)
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Fire HD 10 (2019)
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~224 ppi density)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
OS
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Android 9.0 (Pie), Fire OS 7
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Android 9.0 (Pie), Fire OS 7
Chipset
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Mediatek MT8183 Helio P60T (12 nm)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Mediatek MT8168 (12 nm)
CPU
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Mali-G72 MP3
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Mali-G52 MC1
Card slot
Fire HD 10 (2019)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Fire HD 8 (2020)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Fire HD 10 (2019)
32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Fire HD 8 (2020)
32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM
Other
Fire HD 10 (2019)
eMMC 5.1
Fire HD 8 (2020)
eMMC 5.1
Single
Fire HD 10 (2019)
2 MP
Fire HD 8 (2020)
2 MP
Video
Fire HD 10 (2019)
720p
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes
Single
Fire HD 10 (2019)
2 MP
Fire HD 8 (2020)
2 MP
Video
Fire HD 10 (2019)
720p
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes
Loudspeaker
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Yes, with stereo speakers
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Yes
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Yes
WLAN
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Fire HD 10 (2019)
4.2, A2DP, LE
Fire HD 8 (2020)
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
NFC
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
Radio
Fire HD 10 (2019)
No
Fire HD 8 (2020)
No
USB
Fire HD 10 (2019)
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Fire HD 8 (2020)
USB Type-C
Sensors
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Accelerometer
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Accelerometer
Other
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Alexa natural language commands Text-to-Speech English-language content reader
Type
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Li-Ion
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Talk time
Fire HD 10 (2019)
-
Fire HD 8 (2020)
Up to 12 h
Colors
Fire HD 10 (2019)
Black, Plum, Twilight Blue, White
Fire HD 8 (2020)
White, Black, Twilight Blue, Plum
Models
Fire HD 10 (2019)
KFMAWI
Fire HD 8 (2020)
KFONWI
Price
Fire HD 10 (2019)
About 160 EUR
Fire HD 8 (2020)
About 80 EUR