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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0
Sprint LTESM-T237
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-04-01 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 169.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Marvell PXA1088 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Vivante GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.60 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has a global score of 65.6, which is better than Amazon Fire HD 7's general score of 54.8. Both tablets in this review include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4, providing a couple additional features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 design is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Amazon Fire HD 7, even though they were only released 6 months apart.
The Amazon Fire HD 7 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0. Both have the same exact 1280 x 800 resolution, a greater pixels amount in each inch in the screen and a screen of the same size. Amazon Fire HD 7 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, although it has 512 MB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has just 8 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 64 GB. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 also has a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a much longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 7.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is also cheaper than the Amazon Fire HD 7, making it a simple decision.
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