Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.2 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.39 x 5.35 x 0.42 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.87 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 235.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3740 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Silvermont (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is slightly better than the Toshiba Encore, getting a overall score of 60.4 against 56.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, and Toshiba Encore counts with Windows 8.1 OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is a much lighter and thinner tablet than Toshiba Encore.
Toshiba Encore counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have 4 cores, the Toshiba Encore also has more RAM memory. The Toshiba Encore features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same 800 x 1280 resolution, the Toshiba Encore also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a little bit better camera than Toshiba Encore, although it has a much less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a little bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Toshiba Encore, although it has 0 less internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a superior battery lifetime than Toshiba Encore.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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