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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has an overall score of 74.6, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 global score. Both of these tablets include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so you shouldn't see any difference regarding that. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) design is thinner and somewhat lighter than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although both were released only a couple of months apart.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with just a little better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a higher number of cores (although they are slower). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a bit more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot better 1200 x 1920px resolution, a better pixels count per inch in the screen and a quite larger screen.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher (Full HD) video quality and a lot higher resolution back camera. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have equal internal storage, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) costs a lot more money than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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