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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0
Sprint LTESM-T237
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 54.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2014-04-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| 7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches | 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 10.97 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Orange and Pink |
| $ 169.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Marvell PXA1088 chipset | MediaTek chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Vivante GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 7.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is way better than Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a score of 65.6 against 54.1. Both tablets in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has the previous 4.4.2 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is an older and thicker device than Amazon Fire HD 8, but Samsung could make it lighter anyway.
Amazon Fire HD 8 has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a much better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1280 x 800 resolution, the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because it has 8 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a really longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has a greater camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, although it has a much lower 3 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a way lower 1280x720 (HD) video definition.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is also cheap compared to the Amazon Fire HD 8.
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