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| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-22 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.69 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 580.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 218 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 665 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is slightly better than Lumia 2520, with a overall score of 74.6 against 68.6. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is noticeably newer, way lighter and thinner than Lumia 2520. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Lumia 2520 counts with Windows RT 8.1 OS.
Lumia 2520 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a bit lower pixels quantity per inch of screen and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a bigger screen. The Lumia 2520 features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has less RAM memory and 4 lesser CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures slightly better photos and videos than Lumia 2520, and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Lumia 2520, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Nokia Lumia 2520 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has an 8000mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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