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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | -- |
| 2012-09-06 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 254 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is much better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, with a 73.6 score against 55.7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a extremely newer portable tablet, and it is also notably thinner and incredibly lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a bit better screen than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a better count of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
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