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| Global Score | |
| 67 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-04 | 2020-04-27 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 515.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than Galaxy Tab Active, with a 74.6 score against 67. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab Active has Android 4.4. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is incredibly newer, way thinner and way lighter than Galaxy Tab Active.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and they are faster). The Galaxy Tab Active has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it has a lot worse amount of pixels per inch in the display, a quite smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800px.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video definition and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has 32 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 12% greater battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it a great choice.
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