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Apple iPad
16 GBToshiba Encore 2 8-inch
WT8-B| Global Score | |
| 45.7 | 47.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Toshiba |
| iOS 5.1, 5, 4.x | Windows 8.1 |
| 2010-01-27 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches | 8.29 x 5.20 x 0.37 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 13.58 ounces |
| -- | Gold |
| $ 178.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| 132 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | Intel Atom chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.56 | 5.94 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (24 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch has a global score of 47.3, which is just a bit better than iPad's score of 45.7. Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch comes with Windows 8.1 OS, while iPad has iOS 5.1 OS. The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch body is incredibly lighter and notably thinner than iPad. The iPad counts with a much greater performance than Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch, although it has 3 lesser processing cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory.
The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch has a bit better screen than iPad, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and a better display density. The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch has a very superior camera than Apple iPad. The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch features a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch's battery performance is just as good as the Apple iPad one.
Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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