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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2024-01-20 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.71 x 6.33 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 18.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| -- | 360 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T606 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-G57 MC1 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is slightly better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, having a 65.7 score against 65.2. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s design is incredibly lighter than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, but it is thicker and was released many years before. Both tablets we are comparing work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has 9.0 Pie version and Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has Android 13 version.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way larger display, a quite higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px.
The Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 features a much better storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 240 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a way better camera than Blackview OSCAL Pad 16, although it has a much less MP camera in the back.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 16 has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 64 percent larger battery capacity.
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