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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12 | -- |
| 2022-02-25 | 2015-09-03 |
| 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.74 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 10 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S8 has an overall score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's 73.6 global score. Although Galaxy Tab S8 is notably newer than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a better looking display than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch.
Galaxy Tab S8 has a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a really superior performance than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy Tab S8 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a camera with a way better 13 megapixels resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has an 8000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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