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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2015-09-03 | 2016-04-01 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 320 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 9 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is way better than Galaxy Tab A (2016), with a 73.6 score against 60.4. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's body is much thinner and a little lighter than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), even though they were released only a couple of months apart. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a little bit bigger display, a higher screen pixel density and a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 56 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s battery performance is very similar to Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's battery performance. Galaxy Tab A (2016) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a back camera with lot less MP and a much lower 1280x720 video quality.
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