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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-06-03 | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has an overall score of 68.7, which is better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s 58.6 overall score. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is an notably older tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but it is somewhat lighter and much thinner anyway. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has the previous 4.2.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a bit sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). Both of them have a greater pixel amount in each inch in the display, the same exact resolution of 800 x 1280px and a same size screen. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features just a bit better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch takes way better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also has a camera with lot more mega pixels. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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