Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-09-06 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 254 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a lot better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, having a 74.5 score against 55.7. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a way newer tablet, and it is also somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has just a bit better display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1200 x 1920, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a bit faster processing unit than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is also the cheapest, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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