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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 61.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2012-02-26 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 20.74 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 420.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | -- |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), getting a 79 score against 61.4. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 body is newer and extremely lighter, but just a little bit thicker than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1). Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the newer 10 version while Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has Android 4.1, providing you some nice extra features.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a better display than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot higher pixels count per screen inch. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a very superior CPU than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a larger number of cores and 3 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 39% more battery size.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a camera in the back with much more MP and a way better video quality.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs more money than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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