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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2015-09-03 |
| 11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 26.10 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 247 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9500mAh Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.92 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a score of 78.5, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's 74 overall score. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 body is older, way heavier and noticeably thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a just a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a little bit better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 128 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also counts with an additional GPU.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a back camera with an 8 mega pixels. Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 62 percent more battery size.
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