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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-03 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a global score of 74, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s general score of 68.3. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a noticeably older and just a little heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), but Samsung managed to make it extremely thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a larger display, a better pixels density and a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a greater number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a 17% larger battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much worse (Full HD) video resolution.
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