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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-30 | 2019-04-26 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Li - Ion 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, with a score of 78.6 against 54.1. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S5e has the previous 10 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop version. Even though the Galaxy Tab S5e is notably heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8, it's a lot thinner and much newer.
Galaxy Tab S5e has a better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot better pixels quantity per display inch, a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a lot larger display. The Galaxy Tab S5e features just a bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S5e features a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot better (4K) video definition and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S5e features a much longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8.
The Galaxy Tab S5e costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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