Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.4 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android, Amazon Fire UI | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-30 | 2018-09-20 |
| 10.31 x 6.26 x 0.39 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 17.78 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Plum, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 150.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.76 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019), having a 68.3 score against 62.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s design is much lighter and thinner than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019), despite of the fact that it was released about 14 months before. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) comes with Android, Amazon Fire UI OS.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) features a slightly better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) features a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) has a little faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) also has a greater number of faster cores. The Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019) has greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has 6300mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019), because it has a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 10 (2019), but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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