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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 63 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2, 4.1 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2013-01-07 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 10.30 x 7.00 x 0.35 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 20.80 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | -- |
| $ 90.00 | $ 605.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 720 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE is slightly better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), having a 63 score against 58.6. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE has the older 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE design is just a bit thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although it's heavier and was released many years before.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE both feature very similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE has a little bit worse number of pixels per inch of display, and they both have the same exact 800 x 1280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger screen.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE has a superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same (HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE also has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 16 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE features a battery life that's very similar to the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) one.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and give up a couple features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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