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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-10 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a score of 73.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s overall score of 65.7. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an incredibly older tablet device than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but Samsung could make it extremely lighter and way thinner anyway.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a much better pixels number per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has much more storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has an external SD slot that allows up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same resolution camera.
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