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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 71.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2023-11-20 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 22.29 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 194 pixels per inch |
| -- | 350 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7 |
| 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 | Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8800mAh Nano SIM 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Blackview Tab 18 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a global score of 71.2 against 65.7. Both of these tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Blackview Tab 18 has the older 13 version while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie. The Blackview Tab 18 design is way newer and thinner than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s, but it's also incredibly heavier.
The Blackview Tab 18 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way larger screen, a way higher resolution of 1200 x 2000 and a just a bit higher screen density. The Blackview Tab 18 features a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 4 more processing cores and more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a better camera than Blackview Tab 18, although it has a way worse resolution back facing camera. Blackview Tab 18 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB and more internal memory.
Blackview Tab 18 features a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has an 8800mAh battery capacity.
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