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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2014-01-06 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 25 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), having a 75.2 score against 65.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4's design is just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it was released many years before. Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has the older 4.4.2 version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a way better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a lot better pixel count per inch in the display and a little larger display. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores and a 2 GB RAM, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 also has a GPU.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a slightly better storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, although it has lower video frame rate, they both have a back facing camera with an 8 MP and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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