Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.3 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| -- | 2011-08-28 |
| 8.23 x 4.80 x 0.29 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8392+ chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4060mAh Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, getting a 62.3 score against 58.8. Both tablets we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 has newer 4.4 version and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has Android 4.0. Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is a notably lighter and somewhat thinner portable tablet than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE.
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a lot higher amount of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features as much storage capacity to install games and applications as the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, and although the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has no external memory slot, they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has an additional GPU and a larger number of faster cores. The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 takes clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a camera with lot more MP. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE counts with a really longer battery performance than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, because it has 6100mAh of battery capacity instead of 4060mAh.
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