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| Global Score | |
| 59.3 | 74 |
| 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 | -- |
| 2012-06-27 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 | |
| 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 300 hours standby time | -- |
| 6.24 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is way better than Google Nexus 7, getting a overall score of 74 against 59.3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's body is way newer and notably thinner than Google Nexus 7's, but it is also somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a bit better processing unit than Google Nexus 7, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more cpu cores and more RAM.
Google Nexus 7 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a little lower pixel density, a much lower resolution of 800 x 1280px and a way smaller display. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch takes much better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has much more storage to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 7, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has greater battery lifetime than Google Nexus 7, because it has a 36 percent greater battery size.
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