Galaxy Tab A9 vs Amazon Fire HD 10
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the Amazon Fire HD 10, which is powered by MediaTek octa-core processor and came out 1 year 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 A9
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Thinner bezels β 8.9% more screen real estate
- Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
- Much smaller footprint: 35% more compact case (40.8 vs 62.8 square inches)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
- 3.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 225 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 100.6 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
- 25% higher pixel density (224 vs 179 PPI)
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 | 500 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9% | 73% |
| RGB color space | 81.2% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 44 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1389:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Fire HD 10
10.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 45.8 in2
Galaxy Tab A9
8.7β³ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~37% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 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 | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 433.6 g (15.29 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) | 405 cm2 (62.9 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (140th and 143rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (110th and 113th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | MediaTek octa-core processor |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | - |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
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| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | - |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | - |
| GPU shading units | 64 | - |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1294 | - |
| Single-core score | 729 | 225 |
| Multi-core score | 1943 | 852 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 214958 | - |
| GPU | 35695 | - |
| Memory | 119172 | - |
| UX | 138729 | - |
| Total score | 508554 | - |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 130 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8547 | - |
| Video editing | 5137 | - |
| Photo editing | 15786 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7328 | - |
| Writing score | 11901 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (ZION) | AnTuTu 12 | 659300 |
| π 2026-04-09 (Ji-Su 8090) | AnTuTu 11 | 409449 |
| π 2025-10-30 (Trung) | AnTuTu 11 | 508554 |
| π 2025-09-20 (ZION) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1294 |
| π 2025-09-20 (ZION) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 1943 |
Amazon Fire HD 10
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | 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 (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 09:04 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:21 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | - |
| Standby | 143 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 | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 5.3 | 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, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | Yes | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 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 | October 2023 | October 2024 |
| Release date | October 2023 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | $139 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.51 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 15 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9:
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, battery life, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9. But if the display and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Amazon Fire HD 10.
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