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Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2017) [S]ave

Attribute
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2017) ×
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) ×
General
BrandAmazonSamsung
Launch
Announced2017-05-012018-09-01
Body
Width (mm)9.78.9
Length (mm)214206.6
Height (mm)128126.7
Weight (g)369358
SIMNoNano-SIM
Network
Technology
  • No cellular connectivity
  • GSM
  • HSPA
  • LTE
2G bands
  • N/A
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands-
  • HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Canada
  • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands-
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 29, 30, 66 - Canada
  • 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
Speed-
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE
Platform
OSCustomized Android 5.1 (Lollipop)Android 8.1 (Oreo)
ChipsetMediatek MT8163 (28 nm)Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
CPUQuad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPUMali-T730MP3Adreno 308
Memory
Card slotmicroSDXC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
  • 16GB 1.5GB RAM
  • 32GB 1.5GB RAM
  • 32GB 2GB RAM
Display
Size (in)88
Resolution (px)800 x 1280800 x 1280
Display TypeIPS LCDIPS LCD
Battery
TypeLi-PoLi-Ion
Capcity (mAh)32105000
Main Camera
Main Camera TypeSingleSingle
Main Camera Properties
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP, f/2.2, AF
Main Camera Video720p1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera TypeSingleSingle
Selfie Camera Properties
  • VGA
  • 2 MP, f/2.2
Comms
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-bandWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth4.0, A2DP, LE4.2, A2DP
GPS-+
NFC--
RadioNoNo
USBmicroUSB 2.0microUSB 2.0
Sound
Loudspeaker++
3.5mm jack++
Features
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Accelerometer
Misc
Colors
  • Black
  • Canary Yellow
  • Marine Blue
  • Punch Red
  • Black
Models-
  • SM-T387
  • SM-T387V
  • SM-T387W
SAR Head (W/kg)-1.29
Talk time (h)Up to 12 h-



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