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Google Nexus 7 (2013)
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 68.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3 | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2013-07-24 | 2013-02-24 |
| 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.55 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 225.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 323 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.8 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3950mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.84 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a global score of 70.8, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0's 68.4 overall score. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a more recent 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has Android 4.4.2, so it gives a lot of extra features and better performance. Google Nexus 7 (2013)'s design is somewhat lighter but a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, and both of them were released with only 5 months difference.
Galaxy Note 8.0 has a bit superior CPU than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and although they both have the same number of cores and a 2 GB RAM, the Galaxy Note 8.0 also has a better graphics processing unit running at 1064 MHz. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) has a brighter screen than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better 1200 x 1920px resolution and a much better pixels quantity per inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0's camera is very similar to the camera in Google Nexus 7 (2013), both have the same video frame rate, the same 1280x720 video quality and a 5 mega pixels resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 7 (2013), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 64 GB.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 has superior battery performance than Google Nexus 7 (2013), because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity.
The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the Galaxy Note 8.0, making this tablet a very good choice.
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