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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-10-09 | 2019-04-26 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 420.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 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 | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and EV-DO A | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is way better than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, getting a 76.7 score against 62.7. Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has 11 version while Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has Android 4.0, giving some extra features and performance improvements. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)'s construction is newer, lighter and much thinner than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, and although they both have a same size screen, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and much more pixels per display inch. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and 6 more CPU cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has 120 GB more internal storage and a SD extension slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 features a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a 14% bigger battery size.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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