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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504	Mali G52 MC1
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	3GB
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	Android (9.0 Pie), FireOS UI

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
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
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 110

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	May 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with LTE

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

with 64GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 140

Links

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