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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-06-03 |
| -- | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| -- | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 14.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2960 x 1848 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 239 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10880mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is much better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), with a general score of 73.3 against 59.7. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has older 13 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra design is way lighter and noticeably thinner than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a screen that is just as good as the screen in Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although the Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a lot smaller display, a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and a bit worse pixels quantity per display inch. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) counts with a lot better processing power than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) has a slightly better storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra shoots much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra counts with a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020).
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