Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-30 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.31 x 6.26 x 0.30 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.24 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 260.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 10, with a global score of 74.5 against 54.8. Galaxy Tab A 10.5's design is extremely newer than the Amazon Fire HD 10's, although it's a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Amazon Fire HD 10 has Android 5.0 Lollipop, giving some nice extra features and performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 10, because it has 4 more cpu cores and more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a better display than Amazon Fire HD 10, because it has a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, a better count of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bigger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 10, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a much higher resolution camera. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 10, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better battery life than Amazon Fire HD 10.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 10, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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