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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-28 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a general score of 74.6, which is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s global score of 65. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) construction is incredibly newer, much thinner and incredibly lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T). Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has Android 4.1.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and 6 more processing cores. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a lot greater screen pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 40 percent larger battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a way better 8 megapixels resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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