Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.3 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.23 x 4.80 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8392+ chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4060mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a score of 70.2, which is much better than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8's global score of 62.3. Both of these tablets use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 has Android 4.4, providing you a lot of extra features and increased performance. Although it's the best portable tablet in this review, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a just a little thicker and noticeably heavier portable tablet than the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8.
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 features a way better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a way smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 also counts with a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores and a 2 GB RAM, the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 also has an extra GPU.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better camera than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8. They have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much better battery duration than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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