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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Amazon |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-07-26 | 2020-05-14 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 has a global score of 64.1, which is just a bit better than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s 58.6 global score. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S9 has 13 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though Galaxy Tab S9 is noticeably heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), it's notably thinner and also noticeably newer.
The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a much faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a much smaller display. Galaxy Tab S9 features much more memory to store more apps and games than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a way better battery performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 shoots much better pictures and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a way better resolution back camera.
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