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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 2.3.5, 2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-03-16 | 2020-05-14 |
| 4.87 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 215.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a score of 58.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0's global score of 54.2. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 has Android 2.3.5 version, providing the user a couple additional features. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) construction is extremely newer and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0's, but it is also much heavier.
Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 counts with a bit better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has a lot worse 800 x 480 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has more RAM and more cpu cores.
Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 has a slightly better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a camera with way more mega pixels. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1000 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 features a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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