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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 11 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 254 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 0.55 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.8 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a global score of 62.6, which is better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is a newer device, and it is also notably thinner and lighter than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a newer 11 version and Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0, so it counts with a couple nice extra features.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a slightly better resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has less processing cores and less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor. Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a much longer battery duration than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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