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| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.83 x 5.20 x 0.35 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 273 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 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, 20 nm (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 | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a general score of 74, which is better than the Lenovo ThinkPad 8's general score of 64.2. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's design is way thinner and lighter than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen pixels density.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a processing unit that is just as good as Lenovo ThinkPad 8's CPU, although the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has more RAM and more cpu cores (but slower). Lenovo ThinkPad 8 features just a bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a very superior battery performance than Lenovo ThinkPad 8. Lenovo ThinkPad 8 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a 8 megapixels back-facing camera and the same video frame rates.
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