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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-05-14 | 2019-08-09 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 90.00 | $ 366.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S6 is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting an 88.1 score against 58.6. The Galaxy Tab S6 is an older and somewhat heavier tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but Samsung could make it incredibly thinner anyway. The Galaxy Tab S6 has a much better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has much more pixels per inch in the display, a really bigger screen and a much better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S6 features a better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has more processing cores and more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1000 GB, the Galaxy Tab S6 also has 224 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much higher 13 megapixels resolution camera in the back. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a much better battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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