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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.5, 2.2 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-03-16 | 2012-09-28 |
| 4.87 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 20.70 ounces |
| $ 215.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 2.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a general score of 65, which is much better than the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0's 54.2 score. Both of these tablets have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has newer 4.1 version and Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 has Android 2.3.5, providing a couple additional features. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s construction is newer and a little thinner than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0's, although it is incredibly heavier.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has 1 more cores, more RAM memory and an additional GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a lot worse 800 x 480px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a much better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) feature quite similar cameras, although the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a lower resolution back camera. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with as much storage to install applications and games as the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, both of them have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB and exactly the same 16 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity instead of 1200mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is more expensive than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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