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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 61.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2012-08-15 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 12.20 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 192 hours standby time |
| 6.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is much better than the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, with a general score of 69 against 61.7. Both devices in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has the newer 11 version and Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE has Android 4.1, offering a couple nice extra features and optimized performance. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) construction is newer, extremely thinner and a little lighter than the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE.
The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), although it has a little bit smaller screen, a lot worse resolution of 600 x 1024 and a little bit lower screen density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has better battery life than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a 28% larger battery size.
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