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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2 | -- |
| 2012-10-29 | 2015-09-03 |
| 10.39 x 6.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 21.27 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| True RGB Real Stripe PLS | Super AMOLED |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T604 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time | -- |
| 9.6 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is just a bit better than Google Nexus 10, with a 74 score against 68.1. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a noticeably newer portable tablet, and it's also thinner and incredibly lighter than the Google Nexus 10. Google Nexus 10 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 10, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. The Google Nexus 10 features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a way worse (Full HD) video quality and a camera with a lot worse 5 mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 10, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. The Google Nexus 10 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has 9000mAh of battery capacity.
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