Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2015-09-30 | 2016-02-18 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a 64.9 score against 54.1. Both tablets in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has a more recent 5.1 Lollipop version while Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 is a better portable tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8, we must tell that it's also a thicker and somewhat heavier portable tablet.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, although it has 512 MB less RAM memory, they both have a Quad-Core CPU. The Amazon Fire HD 8 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0. Both of them have an equal 800 x 1280 resolution, a screen with the same size and the same pixel density.
Galaxy Tab E 8.0 features as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the Amazon Fire HD 8 one, both of them have a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB and the same internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition and the same video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 features a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8.
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