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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-02-26 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 20.74 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 420.00 | $ 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 |
| 6.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 5.06 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 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 |
| 6.27 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 3.0 | 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) is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), getting a overall score of 74.6 against 61.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a notably newer tablet device, and it is also much thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). Both of these devices use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has Android 4.1.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a much better amount of pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a much higher 1920x1080 video resolution. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much greater storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) features a superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 7000mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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