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| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 273 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3770 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Bay Trail (Quad-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1067 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than Lenovo ThinkPad 8, getting a overall score of 73.6 against 64.2. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a notably lighter and noticeably thinner portable tablet than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen and a quite lower 1920 x 1200px resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with a slightly better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's processing unit is just as good as Lenovo ThinkPad 8's CPU, although the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Lenovo ThinkPad 8 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution back facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video definition. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a very superior battery life than Lenovo ThinkPad 8.
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