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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2020-05-14 | 2017-10-10 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 90.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a global score of 65.7, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s score of 58.6. Both of these tablets include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system), so they should give all the same operating system features. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is a noticeably older and just a little bit heavier device than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but Samsung was able to make it a little thinner anyway.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). Both of them have a Quad-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). They have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280, a display of the same size and the same number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot better 1920x1080 video resolution and a way more megapixels camera. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a very superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
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