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Amazon Fire HD 7
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 74.5 |
| 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 | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.7 |
| 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), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is way better than Amazon Fire HD 7, with a general score of 74.5 against 54.8. Galaxy Tab S 8.4's construction is lighter and much thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 7, even though they were only released with a couple of months difference. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the newer 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a better display than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a way better pixels amount per inch in the screen, a much better resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a larger display.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a really longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 also has a lot more MP back camera.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Amazon Fire HD 7, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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