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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2023-10-04 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Mocha | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 249 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a general score of 78.4, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s score of 74.6. Although Galaxy Tab S9 FE is way heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), it's a bit thinner and also extremely newer. These tablets have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S9 FE has the older 13 version while Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE both have extremely similar screens, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a little less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a higher 1440 x 2304 resolution. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE also has 3 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 60% greater battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE. They have a 8 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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