Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-03-02 | 2019-07-05 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 132 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has an overall score of 69, which is better than the Apple iPad 2's score of 62.1. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is a newer portable tablet, and it is also just a little thinner and extremely lighter than the Apple iPad 2. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a little better processing power than Apple iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a little more vivid display than Apple iPad 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 2, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Apple iPad 2 counts with superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 6944mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a much better camera than iPad 2, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
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