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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2011-08-28 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | -- |
| $ 90.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | -- |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.08 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has an overall score of 58.8, which is a little bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s global score of 58.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE's construction is thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's noticeably heavier and was released 9 years before. Both of these tablets use Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has an older 4.0 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE counts with a slightly better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a just a little lower pixels amount in each inch of screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 1280px, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE takes a bit better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same (HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE also has a much more megapixels camera in the back.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much greater storage for apps and games than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
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