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| Global Score | |
| 64.9 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | -- |
| 2016-02-18 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 12.67 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, with a global score of 73.6 against 64.9. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's design is extremely lighter and much thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, even when both of them were only released with a few months difference. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have a same size display, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a much greater display pixels density.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has 4 more cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab E 8.0 features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 5 mega pixels resolution and a way worse video quality.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with much more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 25 percent more battery capacity.
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