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

Availability

Officially announced
May 13, 2020	Jul 05, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$90

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, 67.13% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)	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
Memory
2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
	5100 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
2 MP	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
720p	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
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

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$120

with LTE

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

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