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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 12 |
| 2016-04-01 | -- |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), with a overall score of 75.8 against 60.4. Both tablets we are comparing here work with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has an older 12 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra design is notably thinner and way lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016).
Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a much lower 800 x 1280px resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has much more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 120 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has 4 lesser CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 180 percent more battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a greater camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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