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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | -- |
| 2012-02-26 | 2015-09-03 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 20.74 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 420.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 7.65 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has an overall score of 73.6, which is much better than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)'s global score of 61.4. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a much newer portable tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a faster CPU than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a brighter display than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a much higher video resolution and a back facing camera with a much higher 8 mega-pixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has a way better battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
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