Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13, 12 |
| 2020-06-03 | 2022-02-25 |
| 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.52 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 110.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 189 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8168 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC1 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S8 is way better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), getting a general score of 76.7 against 59.7. Both tablets in this comparison come with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S8 has an older 13 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy Tab S8 is a newer and notably thinner tablet device than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although it's also a lot heavier.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has an inferior number of cores and 5 GB less RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features a slightly better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a greater screen density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a SD card slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels and a way higher (4K) video quality.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020). If you are trying to save some money, you can buy Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), letting go a few features and specs, but you will get the most with your budget.
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