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| Global Score | |
| 56.2 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | -- |
| -- | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.39 x 5.35 x 0.42 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.87 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Gray | -- |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3740 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Silvermont (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a lot better than the Toshiba Encore, with a 73.6 score against 56.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch body is notably thinner and lighter than Toshiba Encore. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a bit better display than Toshiba Encore, and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a way better screen pixels density and a lot better 1536 x 2048px resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Toshiba Encore, because it has 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a little faster processor than Toshiba Encore, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a camera that's just as good as the Toshiba Encore one, both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a really longer battery life than Toshiba Encore.
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