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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-09-30 | 2015-11-08 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| $ 170.00 | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy View has an overall score of 61.5, which is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's score of 54.1. Even being the best tablet device in our current comparison, the Galaxy View is a heavier and a lot thicker tablet device than Amazon Fire HD 8. The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a way lower 800 x 1280px resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy View counts with just a bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy View. Galaxy View counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy View also has 48 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy View counts with a much better battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Although Galaxy View is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Amazon Fire HD 8. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Amazon Fire HD 8, giving up a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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