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Amazon Fire HD 8
Global Score
53.453.3
Basic Information
AsusAmazon
Android 4.2.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.3Android 5.0
2012-02-272015-09-17
10.35 x 7.12 x 0.39 inches8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches
22.40 ounces10.97 ounces
Blue, Red and WhiteBlack, Blue, Orange and Pink
$ 200.00$ 205.00
Display / Screen
10.1 inches8 inches
1280 x 800 pixels 800 x 1280 pixels
IPS LCDIPS LCD
149 pixels per inch189 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
6.66.9
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipsetMediaTek chipset
ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor Single-Core 1500 MHz processor
1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM1 GB RAM
ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPUYes GPU
8.377.92
Storage
16 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot
5.726.72
Camera
8.00 MP5.00 MP
f/2.20 aperture--
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
6.825.5
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
2.42.4
Battery Life
Li-Polymer Battery--
Non-Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
1.361.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 3.0, EDRBluetooth
GPS--
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer and Gyroscope

Comparison review

Asus Transformer Pad 300 has a score of 53.4, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's global score of 53.3. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Asus Transformer Pad 300 has the previous 4.2.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0. Even being the best in this comparison, we must tell that it's also older, extremely heavier and way thicker.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a slightly better screen than Asus Transformer Pad 300, because although it has a way smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1280 x 800 resolution, the Amazon Fire HD 8 also counts with a higher pixel number in each inch of screen. Asus Transformer Pad 300 features a little better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM, the Asus Transformer Pad 300 also has an additional GPU and 3 more cores.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a greater memory for games and applications than Asus Transformer Pad 300, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB. The Asus Transformer Pad 300 features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Asus Transformer Pad 300 also has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 has a battery life that is very similar to Asus Transformer Pad 300's battery lifetime.

Asus Transformer Pad 300 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, which makes it a simple decision.




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