Comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) and Amazon Fire HD 8 (2017)

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

Attribute	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) ×	Amazon Fire HD 8 (2017) ×
General
Brand	Samsung	Amazon
Launch
Announced	2017-09-01	2017-05-01
Body
Width (mm)	8.9	9.7
Length (mm)	212.1	214
Height (mm)	124.1	128
Weight (g)	364	369
SIM	Nano-SIM	No
Front	Glass	-
Back	Aluminum	-
Frame	Aluminum	-
Network
Technology	GSM HSPA LTE	No cellular connectivity
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	N/A
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	-
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40	-
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE	-
Platform
OS	Android 7.1 (Nougat)	Customized Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)	Mediatek MT8163 (28 nm)
CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 308	Mali-T730MP3
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 1.5GB RAM 32GB 1.5GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	8	8
Resolution (px)	800 x 1280	800 x 1280
Display Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Capcity (mAh)	5000	3210
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Single
Main Camera Properties	8 MP, f/1.9, AF	2 MP
Main Camera Video	1080p@30fps	720p
Main Camera Features	LED flash, HDR	-
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Single
Selfie Camera Properties	5 MP	VGA
Selfie Camera Video	1080p@30fps	-
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	-
NFC	-	-
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	microUSB 2.0
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	+
Features
Sensors	Accelerometer	Accelerometer
Misc
Colors	Black Gold	Black Canary Yellow Marine Blue Punch Red
Models	SM-T380 SM-T385	-
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.5	-
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	0.91	-
Talk time (h)	Up to 14 h (multimedia) (2G) / Up to 36 h (3G)	Up to 12 h
Music play (h)	153	-