Galaxy Tab A7 Lite vs Amazon Fire HD 10
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (with MediaTek Helio P22T) that was released on May 27, 2021, against the Amazon Fire HD 10, which is powered by MediaTek octa-core processor and came out 3 years and 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- Thinner bezels – 8.3% more screen real estate
- Much smaller footprint: 35% more compact case (41.1 vs 62.8 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 67.6 grams less
Reasons to consider the Amazon Fire HD 10
- Has a 1.4 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5100 mAh
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
- Has 50% more RAM: 3GB versus 2GB
- 25% higher pixel density (224 vs 179 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 224 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 350 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 73% |
| RGB color space | 83.4% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 40 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Fire HD 10
10.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 45.8 in2
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~37% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 212.5 mm (8.37 inches) | 246 mm (9.69 inches) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) | 164.8 mm (6.49 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 366 g (12.91 oz) | 433.6 g (15.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) | 405 cm2 (62.9 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (162nd and 159th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (131st and 128th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio P22T | MediaTek octa-core processor |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | - |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
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| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | CorePilot | - |
| Graphics | PowerVR GE8320 | - |
| GPU shading units | 32 | - |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~41.6 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | - | 225 |
| Multi-core score | - | 852 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 67521 | - |
| GPU | 14847 | - |
| Memory | 35022 | - |
| UX | 39428 | - |
| Total score | 156818 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4945 | - |
| Video editing | 3896 | - |
| Photo editing | 7536 | - |
| Data manipulation | 3865 | - |
| Writing score | 4840 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 1 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android |
| ROM | One UI 6 | Fire OS |
| OS size | - | 9.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Full charging time | 3:40 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:25 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:40 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:03 hr | - |
| Standby | 149 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 2 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 2 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 720p at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | May 2021 | October 2024 |
| Release date | June 2021 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | $139 |
| SAR (head) | 0.64 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 8 W | Yes, 15 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Amazon Fire HD 10. But if the camera, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite.
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