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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2023-07-26 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White | Beige and Graphite |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 90.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.28 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 is a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), getting a global score of 64.1 against 58.6. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S9 has older 13 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though the Galaxy Tab S9 is extremely heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), it's thinner and also extremely newer.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a really superior processing power than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lower number of cores and 6 GB less RAM memory. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lot smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab S9 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot better 13 MP resolution back camera. The Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
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