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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2024-03-20 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 10.58 x 6.65 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 18.62 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Dreamy Purple, Sky Blue and Space Grey |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 234 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a general score of 65.7, which is much better than the Blackview MEGA 1's overall score of 59.7. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Blackview MEGA 1 has Android 13. Even though the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is much older and thicker than Blackview MEGA 1, it's design is still a lot lighter.
The Blackview MEGA 1 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much bigger display, a way better resolution of 1080 x 2460 and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a really superior performance than Blackview MEGA 1, although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser processing cores (but faster).
The Blackview MEGA 1 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a much better camera than Blackview MEGA 1, although it has a back camera with way less mega pixels resolution.
Blackview MEGA 1 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 76 percent bigger battery capacity.
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