Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.0.3, 4.0, 3.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-11-09 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.35 x 7.12 x 0.41 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.67 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 700.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| 12-core GeForce GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a general score of 74.6, which is way better than Asus Transformer Prime's overall score of 56.3. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s design is much newer, noticeably thinner and a lot lighter than the Asus Transformer Prime. Both devices we are comparing have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version and Asus Transformer Prime has Android 4.0.3.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit superior processing unit than Asus Transformer Prime, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit more vivid display than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Asus Transformer Prime, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a better camera than Asus Transformer Prime, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rates and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a way bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low light situations.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a really longer battery life than Asus Transformer Prime.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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