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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-12 | 2020-06-03 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 74.3, which is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 score. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 body is much thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although it is notably heavier and was released 6 years before. Both tablets in our current comparison have Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has the older 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a processor that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 one, and although the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has an inferior number of cores , they both have the same RAM amount. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much greater pixel quantity per inch of screen, a lot higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a really bigger screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 takes a lot better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way higher 1920x1080 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 costs a lot more than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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