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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-03 | 2020-06-03 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (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 | |
| 5870mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 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
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a global score of 74 against 59.7. Although Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is extremely older and a bit heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), it's design is still thinner. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a more vivid screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a bigger display, a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and more pixels per inch in the display.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a little faster CPU than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a superior battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020). Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a way better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a camera in the back with a way better 8 MP resolution and a much higher video definition.
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