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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2022-01-13 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 210 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (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 | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 7.44 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, having a general score of 74 against 62.6. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is incredibly older than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, it's body is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1536 x 2048px resolution and a greater pixels density.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a very superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. They have the same number of cores and a 3 GB RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both have the same resolution back facing camera. The Galaxy Tab A8 has a greater memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 features longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity against 5870mAh.
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