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| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 62.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Alcatel |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-04-11 | -- |
| 13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches | 8.23 x 4.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 35.20 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 900 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 138 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | MediaTek MT8392+ chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| 4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 4060mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is better than the Toshiba Excite 13, with a overall score of 62.3 against 55.4. Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is a notably lighter and much thinner tablet device than the Toshiba Excite 13. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 has newer 4.4 version while Toshiba Excite 13 has Android 4.0, so it offers lots of additional features.
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 features a brighter screen than Toshiba Excite 13, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater display density and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1200. Toshiba Excite 13 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 features a better performance than Toshiba Excite 13, because it has an additional graphics co-processor, more CPU cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 has a much longer battery lifetime than Toshiba Excite 13. The Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8's camera is just as good as Toshiba Excite 13's camera, they have a same resolution camera.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Alcatel OneTouch Hero 8 is also by far the cheapest one.
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