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| Global Score | |
| 57.5 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.70 x 5.27 x 0.43 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3740 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Silvermont (Quad-Core 1860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a little bit better than the Asus VivoTab Note 8, getting a overall score of 60.4 against 57.5. Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s body is thinner and extremely lighter than Asus VivoTab Note 8. Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, and Asus VivoTab Note 8 has Windows 8.1 OS.
The Asus VivoTab Note 8 counts with a better display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a little less pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same 1280 x 800 resolution, the Asus VivoTab Note 8 also counts with a little bit larger screen. The Asus VivoTab Note 8 has a very superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 56 GB more internal storage capacity.
Asus VivoTab Note 8 features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus VivoTab Note 8 also has more RAM. Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a very superior battery life than Asus VivoTab Note 8. Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a much better camera than Asus VivoTab Note 8. They have the same resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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