| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-12 | 2020-06-03 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 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), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020)'s 59.7 general score. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has the older 4.4.2 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is notably thinner and lighter than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), despite of the fact that it was released 6 years before.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a CPU that is very similar to Galaxy Tab S 8.4's processor, and although the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has 4 lesser processing cores , they both have 3 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a lot better looking display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a bit larger display, a much better 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution and a lot greater pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes much clearer photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a way higher (Full HD) video resolution and a much better 8 mega pixels resolution back camera. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a very superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a lot more expensive than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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