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Google Nexus 7
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 69.2 |
| 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 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2012-06-27 | 2013-02-24 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 110.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 8.0 is better than Google Nexus 7, with a 69.2 score against 59.3. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Galaxy Note 8.0 has the older 4.4.2 version and Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1 version. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is a way thinner and a little lighter tablet than the Google Nexus 7, even when both were released with only a couple months difference.
Galaxy Note 8.0 features a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Galaxy Note 8.0 also has a faster graphics processing unit and a greater amount of RAM. The Google Nexus 7 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 800 x 1280, the Google Nexus 7 also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a much better camera than Google Nexus 7. Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a slightly bigger storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 7, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 features a little better battery duration than Google Nexus 7, because it has a 6% bigger battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note 8.0 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Google Nexus 7, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Google Nexus 7. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Galaxy Note 8.0, else you can save some dollars and get the Google Nexus 7, giving up some features and specs.
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