Amazon Fire HD 8 vs Acer Iconia One 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch - specs comparison

Display

Size:

8.0 inches

Resolution:

1280 x 800 pixels, 189 PPI

2048 x 1536 pixels, 320 PPI

Technology:

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body:

67.70 %

69.73 %

74.31 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Touchscreen:

Capacitive, Multi-touch

Features:

Ambient light sensor

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip:

MediaTek

MediaTek MT8163

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433

Processor:

Quad-core, 1500 MHz

Quad-core, 1300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

Octa-core, 1900 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

GPU:

Yes

Mali-T720 MP2

Mali-T760 MP6

RAM:

1GB

1GB DDR3

3GB LPDDR3

Internal storage:

16GB, available to use: 11.6 GB

16GB

64GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 128 GB

Device type:

Tablet

OS:

Android (5.0 Lollipop), Amazon Fire OS UI

Android (5.1 Lollipop)

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop)

Battery

Capacity:

4600 mAh

4000 mAh

Type:

User replaceable

Li - Polymer, User replaceable

Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear:

Single camera

Main camera:

5 MP

8 MP (Autofocus)

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD)

Yes

2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD), 640x480 (VGA)

Features:

EIS, Video sharing

Front:

Yes

2 MP

2.1 MP

Design

Dimensions:

8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches (214 x 128 x 7.7 mm)

8.30 x 4.97 x 0.37 inches (210.7 x 126.3 x 9.5 mm)

7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches (198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm)

Weight:

10.97 oz (311.0 g)

11.99 oz (340.0 g)

9.59 oz (272.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Metal

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)

Features:

Touch sensitive control keys

Keys:

Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black, Pink, Orange, Blue

Cellular

LTE (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD)

UMTS:

850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz

Data Speed:

LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack

Speakers:

Multiple speakers

Loudspeaker

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos

Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

Yes

4.0

4.1

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band, ac

802.11 a, b, g, n

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

microUSB, USB 2.0

Features:

Mass storage device, Charging

Charging, Mass storage device

Location:

Wi-Fi positioning

GPS, A-GPS

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope

Accelerometer, Compass

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)

Other:

Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Flight mode, Silent mode

Other features:

Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:

Date approved:

Jun 05, 2015

FCC ID value:

A3LSMT715 link

Measured SAR:

Head:

0.69 W/kg

Body:

1.08 W/kg

Simultaneous Transmission:

1.59 W/kg

Buyers information

Price:

$ 170

$ 99 / € 129

In The Box:

USB 2.0 cable, 5W power adapter, Quick Start Guide

Availability

Officially announced:

Sep 17, 2015

Jan 04, 2016

Jul 20, 2015

Scheduled release:

February 2016