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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 254 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's 55.7 general score. Both tablets in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a newer 10 version while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 version. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a newer and noticeably lighter tablet device than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, but it is also somewhat thicker.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a superior processor than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a display that's very similar to the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE one, because although the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a bit better pixel count per inch of screen.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a superior battery performance than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also cheaper than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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