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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-09-30 | 2019-08-09 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | $ 366.00 |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 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 |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, with an 88.1 score against 54.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 body is much newer and notably thinner, but also heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8. Galaxy Tab S6 has a faster processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a much better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a really larger screen, a lot higher display pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Galaxy Tab S6 has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8. Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels and a lot higher video quality.
The Galaxy Tab S6 costs a lot more than Amazon Fire HD 8, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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