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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
32 GB Wi-FiP3100
| Global Score | |
| 60.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0.3 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-02-13 | 2018-08-24 |
| 7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.13 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 150.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and UMTS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is way better than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), getting a score of 74.5 against 60.7. Both devices in our current comparison include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) has Android 4.1 version. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is notably heavier than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), it's extremely thinner and much newer.
The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it has a bit worse screen density, a lot smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), because it has a much higher resolution camera in the back and a much better 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 costs a lot more money than the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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