Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-04-01 |
| -- | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.55 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| $ 249.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Z3745 (Quad-Core 1860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4290mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a score of 60.4, which is slightly better than the Lenovo Tab S8-50's 59.6 overall score. Both devices we are comparing here have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a more recent 5.1 Lollipop version and Lenovo Tab S8-50 has Android 4.4, providing the user some extra features and improved performance.
Lenovo Tab S8-50 has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a little bit larger screen, a much better 1920 x 1200 resolution and a higher pixels number per inch of screen. The Lenovo Tab S8-50 counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the Lenovo Tab S8-50 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Lenovo Tab S8-50 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels. Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Lenovo Tab S8-50, although it has only 8 GB internal memory capacity.
Lenovo Tab S8-50 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 4290mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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