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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), with a general score of 79 against 58.6. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a better portable tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), we must highlight that it is also just a bit thicker and heavier. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a bit better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a brighter display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have a same size display, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a better screen pixels density and a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920px.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures way better videos and photos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way higher (4K) video definition and a lot higher resolution camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a bigger memory for apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020).
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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