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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-02 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 3 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 7, having a global score of 73.6 against 54.8. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a newer tablet, and it is also incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than the Amazon Fire HD 7. Amazon Fire HD 7 counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a little smaller screen, a way lower display density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has more RAM and 4 more cores.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 7. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch captures much clearer pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a lot higher resolution camera in the back and a much better video quality.
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