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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Windows RT | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-04 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.33 x 6.73 x 0.33 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 18.87 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 155 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 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 |
| 2 GB (750 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce @ 520 MHz GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a lot better than the Asus VivoTab RT, getting a global score of 74.6 against 61. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) design is newer, thinner and a lot lighter than Asus VivoTab RT. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Asus VivoTab RT has Windows RT OS.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little more vivid display than Asus VivoTab RT, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater display pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Asus VivoTab RT, because it has 1 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Asus VivoTab RT, although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better camera than Asus VivoTab RT, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and video.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a very superior battery life than Asus VivoTab RT.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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