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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 63 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2, 4.1 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2013-01-07 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.30 x 7.00 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 20.80 ounces |
| Mocha | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 605.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 270 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 720 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, getting a 74.6 score against 63. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) body is newer, thinner and extremely lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE has Android 4.4.2, so it gives some additional features and performance improvements.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot greater display pixel density. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has 4 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has a much higher (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with a much better resolution. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much longer battery life than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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