Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.3 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.23 x 4.80 x 0.29 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8392+ chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| 4.8 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4060mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, getting a global score of 62.3 against 60.5. The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is a notably lighter tablet than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but they are 0.29inches thick. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 has an older 4.4 version and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat.
The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 counts with a way better display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a lot more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8. Both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 has a better CPU than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has an extra graphics processor, a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a camera that's just as good as the camera in Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, both of them have a same resolution back camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a very superior battery life than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, because it has a 48% larger battery capacity.
Although Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, resigning some specs and features.
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