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| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-04-27 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 273 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a global score of 74.6, which is much better than Lenovo ThinkPad 8's 64.2 overall score. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a somewhat thinner and notably lighter tablet than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has Windows 8.1 operating system.
Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it has less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has a little bit better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same 1920 x 1200 resolution, the Lenovo ThinkPad 8 also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures way better photographs and videos than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a same resolution camera and the same video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a very superior battery performance than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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