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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2015-09-03 | 2016-02-18 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 320 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, getting a 73.6 score against 64.9. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a noticeably lighter and notably thinner tablet than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, although they were released only 6 months apart. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has much more pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 128 GB, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a better performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. Galaxy Tab E 8.0 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution and a way worse (HD) video quality.
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