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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
Samsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
| Global Score | |
| 69.2 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | Windows RT |
| 2013-02-24 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| $ 285.00 | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a score of 69.2, which is a bit better than Samsung Ativ Tab's 66.7 global score. Even when the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and the Samsung Ativ Tab were only released with a couple months difference, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is thinner and incredibly lighter. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has Android 4.4.2 OS, and Samsung Ativ Tab comes with Windows RT OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a little sharper display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower 800 x 1280 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater number of pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Note 8.0 features a bit better processing unit than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM, the Galaxy Note 8.0 also has a faster GPU working at 1.06 GHz and a larger number of cores.
Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Ativ Tab. They have the same video frame rate, a camera in the back with a 5 mega-pixels and the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality. The Samsung Ativ Tab features much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 64 GB, the Samsung Ativ Tab also has more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Ativ Tab has a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has an 8200mAh battery capacity against 4600mAh.
Galaxy Note 8.0 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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