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| Global Score | |
| 40.2 | 73.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HP | Samsung |
| webOS 3.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-02-09 | 2015-07-20 |
| 9.45 x 7.45 x 0.54 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 26.10 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| White | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 395.00 | $ 389.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 132 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Scorpion (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 0.55 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is much better than HP TouchPad, getting a 73.4 score against 40.2. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch comes with Android 5.0 operating system, while HP TouchPad counts with webOS 3.0 operating system. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a a lot newer tablet device, and it is also extremely thinner and notably lighter than HP TouchPad.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a little bit better hardware performance than HP TouchPad, although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and an inferior number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a lot better display than HP TouchPad, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per display inch and a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch captures much clearer pictures and videos than HP TouchPad. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than HP TouchPad, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. HP TouchPad has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 6300mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheaper than the HP TouchPad.
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