Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-08-24 |
| 8.33 x 4.92 x 0.35 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 250.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3745 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1860 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is way better than Asus VivoTab 8, with a score of 74.5 against 55.6. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Asus VivoTab 8 comes with Windows 8.1 OS. Galaxy Tab A 10.5's body is noticeably heavier but somewhat thinner than the Asus VivoTab 8. Asus VivoTab 8 has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it has a way smaller display, a quite lower pixel density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800px.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Asus VivoTab 8, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 400 GB. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a little faster processor than Asus VivoTab 8, because it has more processing cores and 1 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a way better camera than Asus VivoTab 8, because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a way better battery duration than Asus VivoTab 8.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a lot more expensive than the Asus VivoTab 8, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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