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| Global Score | |
| 62.8 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2015-05-02 | 2011-03-02 |
| 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.04 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 159.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 160 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is slightly better than the iPad 2, with a score of 62.8 against 62.1. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with Android 7.1 Nougat OS, while iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x OS. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a newer tablet device, and it is also thinner and lighter than iPad 2. The Apple iPad 2 features a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a bit worse screen density, and they both have an equal 768 x 1024 resolution, the Apple iPad 2 also counts with a bigger display.
IPad 2 has a better storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with just a little better performance than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The iPad 2 has a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has 6944mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPad 2 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, although it has a back facing camera with a much worse 0.7 megapixels resolution and a worse (HD) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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