| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 9.52 |
| 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 |
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has an overall score of 73.6, which is much better than the iPad 9.7-inch's score of 65.4. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an older device than iPad 9.7-inch, but it's thinner and extremely lighter anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a little better processing power than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a bit better display than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 128 GB.
IPad 9.7-inch features a superior battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has an 8827mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. IPad 9.7-inch takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a 8 mega pixels back camera and the same video frame rate.
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