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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-07-26 | 2015-09-03 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (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 740 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 |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than the Galaxy Tab S9, getting a global score of 73.6 against 64.1. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is an way older tablet than the Galaxy Tab S9, but Samsung was able to make it much lighter and just a little thinner. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a way better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a way smaller screen.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much faster CPU than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a camera in the back with a way better 13 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity.
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