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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 71.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2023-11-20 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 22.29 ounces |
| Mocha | Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 194 pixels per inch |
| -- | 350 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.15 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a bit better than Blackview Tab 18, having a overall score of 74.6 against 71.2. Both tablets we compare here use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Blackview Tab 18 has Android 13 version, so it provides the user some extra features. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is incredibly older than the Blackview Tab 18, it's design is just a little thinner and lighter.
Blackview Tab 18 has just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Blackview Tab 18 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a slightly better looking display than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a way smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px, it also counts with a higher pixels density.
The Blackview Tab 18 counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The Blackview Tab 18 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 76% greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a better camera than Blackview Tab 18, although it has a back-facing camera with a way worse 8 mega-pixels resolution.
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