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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-04-29 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 170 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 7.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 408 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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 a general score of 73.6, which is better than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0's overall score of 66.5. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch body is much newer, incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a little bit larger display, much more pixels per inch in the display and a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 128 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a camera with much more mega pixels. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's battery performance is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 one.
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