Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2015-09-30 | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| $ 170.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a global score of 60.4, which is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's score of 54.1. Both tablets we are comparing here work with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A (2016) has 5.1 Lollipop version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop, so it provides some additional features. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) construction is thicker but just a little lighter than the Amazon Fire HD 8, and both of them were released with only 6 months difference.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) also counts with a just a bit better pixels number per inch in the display. Amazon Fire HD 8 features more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with more internal storage.
Amazon Fire HD 8 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a very superior battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8. Both of them have a camera in the back with a 5 mega pixels, the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition and the same video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Amazon Fire HD 8.
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