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| Global Score | |
| 58 | 60.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-06-27 | 2015-04-20 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 139.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 768 x 1024 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a bit better than Google Nexus 7, with a 60.1 score against 58. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 body is extremely newer, extremely thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Google Nexus 7. These devices have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has the older 5.0 version while Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1 version.
Google Nexus 7 has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and more cores. Google Nexus 7 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a quite better resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has much more memory for apps and games than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 7.
Google Nexus 7 counts with a little longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has 4325mAh of battery capacity against 4200mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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