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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-06-03 | 2019-07-05 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 110.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a general score of 69, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s general score of 59.7. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has the previous 11 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is older than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's body is somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) have incredibly similar displays, both of them have a screen of the same size, a better number of pixels per display inch and exactly the same 800 x 1280px resolution. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much better 1920x1080 video quality and a much higher 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a really longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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