Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-24 | 2020-06-03 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a lot better than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a global score of 75.2 against 59.7. These tablets use the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so both should provide you identical operating system features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 body is extremely thinner than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), but it is somewhat heavier and was released 3 years before.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a little bit better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a lot better 1536 x 2048 resolution, more pixels per inch of screen and a bigger display. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features just a little better performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has much more storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB. Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a much higher resolution back facing camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S3 features a really longer battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Galaxy Tab S3 is way 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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