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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2023-07-26 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Mocha | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| TFT | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than the Galaxy Tab S9, with a overall score of 74.6 against 64.1. Both tablets in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s body is notably lighter than Galaxy Tab S9, although it's somewhat thicker and was released 3 years before.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much greater processing power than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a really smaller screen. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a way less mega pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab S9 features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 68 percent greater battery size.
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