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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-05-14 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Mocha | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 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 | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), with a overall score of 74.6 against 58.6. Both of these devices use the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system, so both of them should count with the same operating system features. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a way thinner and somewhat lighter tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although both of them were only released 1 months apart.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much higher 1200 x 1920px resolution, a bit larger screen and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features a greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much more mega-pixels camera and a way better 1920x1080 video definition.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) costs a lot more money than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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