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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-04-26 | 2020-06-03 |
| 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 16.54 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 330.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 7904 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a global score of 76.7, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s global score of 59.7. Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has an older 11 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is an older and way heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but Samsung managed to make it noticeably thinner anyway.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a little sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher 1200 x 1920 resolution, a larger display and a little higher display pixel density. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB against 1000 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a bit better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a greater number of cores. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a much longer battery duration than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) shoots greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot more mega pixels camera and a much better (Full HD) video definition.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) costs a lot more money than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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