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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-06-12 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 74.3, which is way better than Amazon Fire HD 7's 54.8 overall score. Although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and the Amazon Fire HD 7 were released with only 4 months difference, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5's design is extremely heavier but a lot thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 7. These tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4, so it offers some nice extra features.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little faster processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has more RAM and a larger number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a better display pixels density, a way better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a way larger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 captures much better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a lot more mega pixels back camera. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a superior storage for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a superior battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 7.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Amazon Fire HD 7, which makes it an easy choice.
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