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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2022-01-13 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 210 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 6 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a general score of 73.6, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's general score of 62.6. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an way older tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it's somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter anyway. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a way better count of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. Galaxy Tab A8 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have a 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab A8 features a greater storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
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