Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.1 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2011-02-14 | 2015-05-02 |
| 9.80 x 6.61 x 0.51 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 409.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is much better than the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi, with a 62.8 score against 55.1. Both tablets we are comparing here work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has newer 7.1 Nougat version while Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi has Android 4.1.2 version. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a extremely newer tablet, and it is also lighter and much thinner than the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 features just a little better processing power than Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi, because it has 512 MB more RAM and 2 more processing cores. Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi features a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 800 x 1280 pixels resolution.
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0. They have a back camera with a 5 megapixels, the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality. The Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi features slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has an external memory card slot that allows 96 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a very superior battery performance than Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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