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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-03 | 2020-06-03 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 9 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a 73.6 score against 59.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an extremely older device than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it is lighter and notably thinner anyway. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a way higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and much more pixels per inch of display.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a bit better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has more cores (although slower).
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch shoots much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot better resolution back camera and a way higher 2560x1440 video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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