Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 68.4 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-02-24 | 2020-04-27 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 8.0's 68.4 score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is much newer, just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Galaxy Note 8.0. These tablets have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Note 8.0 has Android 4.4.2, counting with a lot of extra features.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a little bigger display, a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a better pixels quantity per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has 1 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a way better resolution camera. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4600mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) costs a little more money than the Galaxy Note 8.0, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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