When comparing iPad Mini 4 vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Edition (2017), the Slant community recommends iPad Mini 4 for most people. In the question“What are the best tablets?” iPad Mini 4 is ranked 2nd while Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Edition (2017) is ranked 43rd. The most important reason people chose iPad Mini 4 is:
The iPad Mini 4 only weighs 299 grams, which makes it easy to hide it in a bag or a pocket of your jacket. It's very small and portable with particularly attractive, high quality industrial design.
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Pros
Pro Sleek design
The iPad Mini 4 only weighs 299 grams, which makes it easy to hide it in a bag or a pocket of your jacket. It's very small and portable with particularly attractive, high quality industrial design.
Pro Battery lasts up to 10 hours
This iPad's battery lasts quite long, especially when compared to previous iPad mini versions. It can sustain up to 10 hours of internet browsing, video watching videos or music listening, due to its 19.1 watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery.
Pro Camera
The iPad Mini 4 has a much better rear camera than the previous iPads. With an improved sensor, advanced optics, and a cutting‑edge image signal processor, the 8-megapixel camera in iPad mini 4 captures incredibly detailed photos and cinematic 1080p HD videos.
Pro Brilliant screen
The iPad has a 7.9-inch display with the resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. That equates to 326 pixels per inch, which is higher than the iPad Air 2's. It also has a new anti-reflective coating to help with use outside in the sun.
Pro Feels like you're actually touching what's in the display
This iPad mini's fully laminated display has impressive quality, giving the impression that you can actually touch icons and content. It's a Retina display, with a resolutions of 2048 x 1536 at 326 ppi.
Pro Parental controls
The Fire HD Kids Edition is loaded with software that helps you (the parent) manage what your child can do. For example, if you want your toddler to read for 30 minutes before playing any games, you can do that.
Pro Includes Amazon's FreeTime Unlimited (1 year trial)
For one year, the tablet comes with Amazon's Free Time Unlimited subscription ($36 value). After that it costs $2.99/month.
Amazon FreeTime includes unlimited access to Amazon's offerings of books, movies, TV shows, educational apps and games picked specifically for kids between 3-10 years old. It also includes the parental control features, like individual profiles for each child, time limits, and the ability to block games until educational goals are met.
Pro Performance is good enough for a child's needs
With a relatively high powered quad-core 1.3GHz processor for high performance and 1.5GB of RAM, this tablet has more than enough power for your child.
Pro Worry-proof guarantee
The tablet comes with a hefty soft plastic case which helps prevent any damages from drops, throws, scratches etc. Also, Amazon is willing to replace any tablet that does get broken for up to two years. Parents can rest assured that this will be the only tablet you will need to buy for your toddler.
Pro HD display
The Fire HD Kids Edition comes with a vibrant 8” HD display (1280 x 800 resolution at 189 ppi).
Cons
Con Pricey
Relatively expensive compared to other high-end tablets. Given that it's a 7.9'' inch tablet and that, due to its size, its not appropriate for certain kinds of tasks.
Con Storage
Due to a lack of SD card slot, the iPad's storage capacity cannot be upgraded.
Con Hard to replace the battery
The battery of this iPad cannot be replaced easily.
Con Listening to music without headphones leaves much to be desired
This iPad's speakers are not the best to listen to music. They could use some more potency to properly deliver powerful sound.
Con FreeTime Unlimited is poorly organized
There are a lot of apps, but they're not organized, thus it's very hard to figure out what's what, and kids ends up just trying to download everything.