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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-06-03 |
| 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, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 110.00 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.82 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a general score of 79, which is way better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 score. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even being the best tablet in this review, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 is an a little bit thicker and heavier tablet than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has more pixels per inch of screen and a much better resolution of 1200 x 1920px. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little bit better processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes much better photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution and a camera with a way better resolution. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a better storage capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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