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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 11 |
| 2015-09-30 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A8 is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, with a overall score of 62.6 against 54.1. Galaxy Tab A8's construction is noticeably newer and just a little thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8's, but it's way heavier. These tablets use Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab A8 has older 11 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop version.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has less RAM and 4 less cores. Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a lot smaller display, a quite worse pixel quantity per screen inch and a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280.
The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a way better resolution back camera. The Galaxy Tab A8 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has 32 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8.
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