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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-01 | 2019-07-05 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a general score of 69, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s overall score of 60.4. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) design is noticeably newer and a bit thinner, but somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016). Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has an older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have 4 cores, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 800 x 1280px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 8 MP resolution and a much better (Full HD) video quality. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 28 percent greater battery capacity.
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