Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.2 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Amazon |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.39 x 5.35 x 0.42 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.87 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 235.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3740 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| Silvermont (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a score of 58.6, which is just a bit better than Toshiba Encore's score of 56.2. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Toshiba Encore has Windows 8.1 operating system. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) design is way lighter and just a little thinner than the Toshiba Encore.
Toshiba Encore counts with a much better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). Both have the same exact 800 x 1280 pixels resolution, a better pixel quantity in each inch in the display and a screen of the same size. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) features much more storage for games and applications than Toshiba Encore. Both have the same 32 GB internal storage.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Toshiba Encore. Both have 2 GB of RAM memory and 4 CPU cores. Toshiba Encore shoots much better photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back facing camera with way more megapixels. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and Toshiba Encore have similar batteries.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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