Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Windows 8.1 | Android 13, 12 |
| -- | 2022-02-25 |
| 8.39 x 5.35 x 0.42 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.87 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Gray | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 235.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 189 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3740 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Silvermont (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 is a lot better than the Toshiba Encore, having a 76.7 score against 56.2. The Galaxy Tab S8 works with Android 13 OS, and Toshiba Encore has Windows 8.1 OS. Galaxy Tab S8's construction is way thinner but somewhat heavier than the Toshiba Encore. The Toshiba Encore counts with a better looking display than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a much smaller display, a lot lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution and a lot lower pixel number per screen inch.
The Toshiba Encore counts with a much faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has 6 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S8 features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Toshiba Encore, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 shoots greater videos and photos than Toshiba Encore, because it has a lot better 13 megapixels resolution back facing camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features a very superior battery lifetime than Toshiba Encore.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 costs a lot more than Toshiba Encore, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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