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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2020-04-27 | 2017-10-10 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Mocha | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a global score of 74.6, which is better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 general score. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a incredibly newer tablet device, and it is also lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). These tablets come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system).
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a quite larger display, a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 and more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a battery life that's very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020). The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) and the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) count with quite similar cameras, they have a 8 MP resolution back facing camera, the same diafragm aperture, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
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