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| Global Score | |
| 56.2 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | -- |
| -- | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.39 x 5.35 x 0.42 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.87 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 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, 20 nm (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 | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a score of 74, which is much better than Toshiba Encore's global score of 56.2. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's body is incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than Toshiba Encore. Toshiba Encore features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a lot lower resolution of 800 x 1280, way lesser pixels per display inch and a little bit smaller screen.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Toshiba Encore, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a little better hardware performance than Toshiba Encore, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and faster).
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's camera is just as good as the camera in Toshiba Encore, both have a same resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a much better battery lifetime than Toshiba Encore.
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