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| Global Score | |
| 55.1 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-02-24 | 2015-04-20 |
| 10.24 x 7.09 x 0.34 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 19.75 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Gray and White |
| $ 249.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 768 x 1024 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.28 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | -- |
| 3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6530mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a score of 60.4, which is just a bit better than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000's 55.1 score. These tablets have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a more recent 5.0 version while Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 has Android 4.2 version, giving a couple additional features and better performance. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is a notably newer device, and it is also thinner and lighter than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000.
The Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores and a GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features just a bit better screen than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, although it has a bit lower number of pixels per inch in the display, a little worse resolution of 1024 x 768px and a little bit smaller screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a little bit better camera than Lenovo IdeaTab S6000. Both of them have a same resolution back facing camera.
Lenovo IdeaTab S6000 features a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has 6530mAh of battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a great choice.
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