Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-01-13 | 2020-06-03 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A8 is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a 62.6 score against 59.7. Both tablets in this comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab A8 has an older 11 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy Tab A8 construction is newer and much thinner, but extremely heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a much better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has less cores (although they are faster), they both have 3 GB of RAM. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a just a little inferior pixel amount per display inch, a much smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 800 x 1280px.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a very superior camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features slightly more storage capacity for apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a superior battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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