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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2020-09-18 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than the iPad (2020), with a general score of 73.6 against 66.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an notably older tablet device than iPad (2020), but Samsung made it incredibly lighter and notably thinner. Apple iPad (2020) features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPad (2020) counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better 1620 x 2160px resolution and a bigger display. IPad (2020) has a way better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same (Full HD) video definition, a 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad (2020), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a way better battery performance than Apple iPad (2020).
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