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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2021-09-24 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a general score of 73.6, which is just a bit better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s 73.2 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch body is extremely thinner and a lot lighter than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), despite of the fact that it was released 6 years before.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a just a little lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 128 GB. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a 8 mega pixels resolution camera and the same video frame rate.
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