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Global Score
73.477.9
Basic Information
SamsungSamsung
Android 5.0Android 4.4
2015-07-202014-01-06
7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches
9.59 ounces26.56 ounces
Metal--
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 389.00$ 249.00
Display / Screen
8 inches12.2 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
Super AMOLEDSuper Clear LCD
320 pixels per inch247 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.48
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipsetSamsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1900 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor
3 GB (825 MHz) RAM3 GB (800 MHz) RAM
Mali-T760 MP6 GPUARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU
8.289.18
Storage
64 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
10.029.46
Camera
8.00 MP + 2.10 MP8.00 MP + 2.00 MP
2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
6.497.37
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--Mobile Hotspot
LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
SIMSIM
6.16.9
Battery Life
4000mAh Battery9500mAh Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
5.929.92
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
--Infra-red port
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has a general score of 77.9, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's overall score of 73.4. Even being the best in this review, Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 is an older, noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker tablet device than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both tablets in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has older 4.4 version while Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has Android 5.0.

The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy NotePRO 12.2, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels number per inch in the screen. Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 has a faster CPU than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 also has an extra GPU and a higher number of cores.

The Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a camera in the back with an 8 mega-pixels resolution and the same video frame rates. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a little bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy NotePRO 12.2, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.

Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 9500mAh battery size against 4000mAh.

In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.




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