Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-08-24 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 449.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 273 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is much better than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8's 64.2 score. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Lenovo ThinkPad 8 works with Windows 8.1 operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is somewhat heavier but thinner than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a much smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1200px, the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 also counts with more pixels per inch of screen. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 takes much better photos and videos than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same resolution camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a slightly bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a way better battery performance than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 costs a little more than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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