Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches 202 x 137 x 9.7 mm	8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
12.52 oz (355.0 g)	12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum	Black, Silver

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
67.13 %	70.98 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali G52 MC1	Adreno 504
RAM
2GB	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
	5100 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
2 MP	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1280x720 (HD)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 90

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020	Jul 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 120

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

Links

Full specifications
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs