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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-10 | 2018-08-10 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Gray |
| Metal | Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S4 has an overall score of 78.8, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s score of 65.7. Galaxy Tab S4 is a newer and thinner tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but it's notably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S4 features a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much bigger display, a lot higher screen pixels density and a much better 1600 x 2560 resolution. Galaxy Tab S4 has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 400 GB and 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S4 features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy Tab S4 also has a way better video definition and a much more mega pixels camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 7300mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
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