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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-11-01 | 2015-07-10 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | Ni - MH Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a global score of 70, which is better than Asus ZenPad S 8.0's 62.2 global score. Galaxy Tab Active 2's body is noticeably newer than Asus ZenPad S 8.0's, although it's way heavier and way thicker. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has a way better pixels quantity per inch of display and a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has 4 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has an external SD slot that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a better camera than Asus ZenPad S 8.0. Both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video resolution and a back-facing camera with an 8 mega pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a very superior battery performance than Asus ZenPad S 8.0.
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