Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.4, 4.2.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-05-02 |
| 6.49 x 3.50 x 0.41 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 249.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 367 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| 380 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Clover Trail+ (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 490 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a general score of 62.8, which is a little bit better than the Asus Fonepad Note 6's 58.7 score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a way thinner but a lot heavier tablet than Asus Fonepad Note 6. Both tablets we compare here have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has the newer 7.1 Nougat version and Asus Fonepad Note 6 has Android 4.4 version, so it provides the user some nice extra features and performance improvements.
The Asus Fonepad Note 6 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a lot better display pixels density and a lot higher 1920 x 1080px resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus Fonepad Note 6, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 also has a SD card slot that holds up to 128 GB.
Asus Fonepad Note 6 features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 features a much longer battery life than Asus Fonepad Note 6. The Asus Fonepad Note 6 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a much higher resolution back facing camera and a way better video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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