Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)
Released · Apr 27, 2020
Released · May 14, 2020
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020 May 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$240 $90

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches
202 x 137 x 9.7 mm
Weight
10.9 oz / 309.0 g 12.52 oz / 355.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mocha White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 67.13% screen-to-body
Type
TFT IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI 1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm) MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Mali G52 MC1
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 2GB/32GB
2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 720p
Front
5 MP 2 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $120
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