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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
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| Global Score | |
| 66.2 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-04-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 11.11 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 122.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, getting a 70.2 score against 66.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s design is much newer, but a bit thicker and notably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0. These tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and 512 MB more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a way lower 1280 x 800px resolution, a lot smaller display and a bit worse pixels number per display inch.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a back camera with a much higher 8 MP resolution.
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