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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-28 | 2014-06-12 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 74.3, which is better than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s 65 general score. Both tablets in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has the newer 4.4.2 version while Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has Android 4.1, so it gives you lots of additional features and better performance. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a newer tablet, and it's also noticeably thinner and a lot lighter than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T).
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a sharper display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a quite larger screen, a lot higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560px. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a back facing camera with a way higher 8 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has 7900mAh of battery capacity instead of 7000mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also a lot cheaper.
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