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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 12 |
| 2015-09-30 | -- |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has an overall score of 75.8, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8's overall score of 54.1. Both tablets in this review include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has the older 12 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a notably lighter and incredibly thinner tablet device than Amazon Fire HD 8.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 features a much faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has 7 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. The Amazon Fire HD 8 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a lot lower resolution of 800 x 1280px, a little bit less pixels per display inch and a really smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a back camera with a lot better resolution and a lot better video resolution.
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8.
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