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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-11-01 | 2018-08-10 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Gray |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 520.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is better than Galaxy Tab Active 2, with a general score of 78.8 against 70. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 construction is newer and notably thinner, but heavier than the Galaxy Tab Active 2. The Galaxy Tab S4 has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way larger screen, a way higher count of pixels per screen inch and a much better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S4 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab Active 2, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Tab S4 also has more RAM. The Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a way bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab S4 has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera with a much higher resolution. Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab S4 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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