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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-07-20 | 2018-08-10 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| -- | Black and Gray |
| Metal | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 389.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 320 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, with a global score of 78.8 against 73.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4's body is noticeably newer than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's, although it's a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has more RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Tab S4 has a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S4 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 7300mAh battery size against 4000mAh. Galaxy Tab S4 shoots way better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back and a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab S4 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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