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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Windows 8 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 11.97 x 7.46 x 0.47 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 31.32 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a global score of 70, which is slightly better than the Samsung ATIV Tab 7's global score of 64.9. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a way newer tablet device, and it's also notably lighter and thinner than Samsung ATIV Tab 7. Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Samsung ATIV Tab 7 has Windows 8 OS.
Samsung ATIV Tab 7 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a little bit more pixels per inch in the display and a way larger display. Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much better performing processing unit than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 8 more processing cores.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because it has a way better resolution camera. The Samsung ATIV Tab 7 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung ATIV Tab 7.
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