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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2014-10-02 | 2015-05-02 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 195.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is better than Amazon Fire HD 7, having a overall score of 60.5 against 54.8. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has newer 7.1 Nougat version while Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4, so it provides the user some additional features and optimized performance. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 construction is way thinner but much heavier than Amazon Fire HD 7, and both of them were released only a few months apart.
The Amazon Fire HD 7 features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Quad-Core processor. Amazon Fire HD 7 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and a much greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 7.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (HD) video definition, the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is also a lot cheaper.
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