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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-11-01 | -- |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, having a 75.8 score against 70. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a thinner and much lighter device than the Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has an older 12 version while Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a little worse display density, a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280px and a way smaller display.
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a camera with much more mega pixels and a lot higher video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 152 percent bigger battery size.
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