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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-09-06 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has an overall score of 70.2, which is a lot better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's overall score of 55.7. These tablets include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0, so it gives a couple additional features and some performance improvements. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s body is much newer, just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1200 x 1920px, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE also counts with a quite greater pixels quantity per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with just a bit better performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and 6 more processing cores. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a very superior camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a really longer battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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