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| Global Score | |
| 67 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-04 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 515.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much better than Galaxy Tab Active, getting a 74 score against 67. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a newer tablet, and it is also just a little lighter and noticeably thinner than the Galaxy Tab Active. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active features just a bit better display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a lot lower display pixels density, a way worse 1280 x 800 resolution and a little bit smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has 5870mAh of battery capacity against 4450mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's camera is just as good as the Galaxy Tab Active one, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a much better 2560x1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution and a back camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution.
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