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Apple iPad 2
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T330
| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 66 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2014-04-01 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 11.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| $ 285.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 132 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4450mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has an overall score of 66, which is slightly better than the iPad 2's score of 60.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 construction is newer, lighter and a little thinner than the iPad 2. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad 2 has iOS 7.x OS. Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 counts with a better looking screen than iPad 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels count per inch in the display and a quite better resolution of 1280 x 800px.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 features a bit better CPU than iPad 2, because it has a faster 450 megahertz graphics co-processor, 1 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 features a little bit better camera than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 also has a back camera with a much better resolution.
Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad 2, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 64 GB. The iPad 2 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has a 56% more battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 is also by far the cheapest, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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