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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Chrome OS | -- |
| 2018-11-22 | 2015-09-03 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Blue | -- |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1599.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 293 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 3 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel Slate is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, getting a overall score of 79.3 against 73.6. Google Pixel Slate's design is much newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. The Google Pixel Slate features a slightly better display than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a better resolution of 3000 x 2000 and a really larger display.
The Google Pixel Slate features a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a little faster CPU than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has 13 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster).
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much longer battery life than Google Pixel Slate. The Google Pixel Slate has a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution camera and the same video quality.
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