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| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2020-06-03 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.08 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a global score of 74 against 59.7. Despite of the fact the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is notably older and a little bit heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's construction is still notably thinner. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a bigger display, a way higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a little bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has 4 more processing cores (although slower). Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch shoots way better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way better 2560x1440 video definition and a back camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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