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Toshiba Excite 13
64 GBLenovo TAB 2 A8
16 GB LTE| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 60.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Lenovo |
| Android 4.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-04-11 | 0000-00-00 |
| 13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches | 8.27 x 4.92 x 0.35 inches |
| 35.20 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | $ 259.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 900 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 138 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | MediaTek MT8732 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP2 (Dual-Core 416 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC external memory slot | microSD (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.72 |
| 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 has a general score of 60.1, which is slightly better than the Toshiba Excite 13's global score of 55.4. The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 body is somewhat thinner and much lighter than Toshiba Excite 13. Both tablets in this review include Android OS (operating system), but the Lenovo TAB 2 A8 has newer 5.0 version and Toshiba Excite 13 has Android 4.0, giving you some additional features and performance optimizations.
The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 counts with a faster processor than Toshiba Excite 13, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 1 GB RAM, the Lenovo TAB 2 A8 also has a 64 bits processor and an additional graphics processor. Lenovo TAB 2 A8 features a little more vivid screen than Toshiba Excite 13, because although it has a little bit lower 1280 x 800 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel quantity per inch of screen.
Toshiba Excite 13 and Lenovo TAB 2 A8 both have really similar cameras, both of them have a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution. The Toshiba Excite 13 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 features a much longer battery lifetime than Toshiba Excite 13.
The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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