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| Global Score | |
| 55.1 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-02-14 | 2015-04-20 |
| 9.80 x 6.61 x 0.51 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Gray and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 409.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 768 x 1024 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, 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 |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has an overall score of 60.4, which is a bit better than the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi's overall score of 55.1. These tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has the newer 5.0 version and Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi has Android 4.1.2, providing some additional features and a performance increase. Galaxy Tab A 9.7's design is much newer, notably thinner and notably lighter than Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi.
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 count with similar CPUs, because although the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has 1 less cores (although faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a little bit better looking display than Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi, although it has a bit smaller screen, a quite worse pixels density and a quite lower resolution of 1024 x 768px.
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi has a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has an external memory slot that holds up to 32 GB against 128 GB, it also counts with 16 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much better battery performance than Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi.
The Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7. They have the same (HD) video definition, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is also a lot cheaper.
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