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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-10 | 2015-11-08 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.73 |
| 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 | 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a general score of 65.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy View's overall score of 61.5. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) body is newer, a lot thinner and incredibly lighter than the Galaxy View. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a brighter screen than Galaxy View, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 800 x 1280 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher pixels number per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy View counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy View also has a greater number of cores. Samsung Galaxy View has a way bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a very superior camera than Galaxy View. The Galaxy View features a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 14% greater battery capacity.
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