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| Global Score | |
| 55.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 13, 12 |
| 2012-09-06 | 2022-02-25 |
| 9.40 x 6.40 x 0.35 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 20.00 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Black | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 499.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 254 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB (466 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.8 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S8 has an overall score of 76.7, which is a lot better than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE's global score of 55.7. Both tablets in this comparison include Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S8 has a more recent 13 version while Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has Android 4.0 version. Galaxy Tab S8 is a notably newer tablet, and it's also way thinner and lighter than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, a bit smaller display and a much lower resolution of 1200 x 1920. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB more internal memory.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE features an extremely better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has lesser cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy Tab S8 captures much better pictures and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Galaxy Tab S8 has a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 4G LTE, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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