Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.9 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.0, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2011-02-14 | 2016-04-01 |
| 9.80 x 6.61 x 0.51 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is just a bit better than the Motorola XOOM, getting a 60.4 score against 55.9. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a notably newer device, and it is also much lighter and notably thinner than Motorola XOOM. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has newer 5.1 Lollipop version while Motorola XOOM has Android 4.0.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) features just a bit better performance than Motorola XOOM, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with just a bit better display than Motorola XOOM, because although it has a really smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 800 x 1280, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) also counts with more pixels per display inch.
The Motorola XOOM takes slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016). Both have a back-facing camera with a 5 MP, the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution. Motorola XOOM features a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has an external memory slot that allows 168 GB smaller, it also counts with 24 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Motorola XOOM.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) 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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