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| Global Score | |
| 58.1 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 3.0 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-03-22 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.98 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 170 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 7.47 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.9 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is a lot better than Galaxy Tab 8.9, getting a 78.6 score against 58.1. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a newer 10 version and Galaxy Tab 8.9 has Android 3.0, offering some extra features and a performance increase. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e body is newer, lighter and extremely thinner than Galaxy Tab 8.9.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a higher number of cores. Galaxy Tab S5e features a slightly better display than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a larger screen, a much higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a lot higher display density.
Galaxy Tab S5e has a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a lot more mega pixels back camera and a way better video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S5e costs more money than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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