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Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020)

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Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020) vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020)

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020)

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus(2020)

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-03

2017-12
Status

2020-03

2018

Design
Build

-

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

No

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

202 mm

159.9 mm
Width

137 mm

75.7 mm
Thickness

9.7 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

355 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Plum, White

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

8.0 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

800 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

189 ppi

411 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

-

Yes

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A73
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

MediaTek MT8168

Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU

Mali-G52 MC1

Mali-G71
Memory RAM

3 GB

4, 6 GB
Internal storage

32, 64 GB

32, 64 GB
Memory card

microSDXC

microSD
Memory card max

1 TB

256 GB

OS
OS

Android 9.0 Pie, Fire OS 7

Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)

Main camera
Main camera

2 MP

16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

Yes

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Camera features

-

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Dual
Selfie camera

2 MP

16 MP, f/1.9
8 MP
Selfie camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Selfie camera video

Yes

1080p

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Notifications

-

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Multimedia
Radio

No

-
Radio FM

-

FM radio

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

-

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

-

3500 mAh
Battery removable

-

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Talk time

12 h

-

Cost
Price

110 USD

-

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