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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-10-02 | 2017-10-10 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a score of 65.7, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 7's overall score of 54.8. Even though the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is just a bit heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 7, it's somewhat thinner and also newer. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has 9.0 Pie version and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 version, so it gives you some nice extra features and performance optimizations.
The Amazon Fire HD 7 has a brighter display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1280 x 800px, the Amazon Fire HD 7 also counts with a bit higher pixels amount per inch of screen. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Amazon Fire HD 7 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Quad-Core processing unit. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a really longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 7.
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