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Toshiba Excite 13
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-04-11 | 2012-09-28 |
| 13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 35.20 ounces | 20.70 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.3 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1600 x 900 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 138 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time | 624 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a score of 65, which is better than Toshiba Excite 13's overall score of 55.4. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) body is a little thinner and a lot lighter than Toshiba Excite 13, although both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has newer 4.1 version while Toshiba Excite 13 has Android 4.0.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s processor is just as good as Toshiba Excite 13's CPU, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has an inferior number of 1500 MHz cores, and they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) and Toshiba Excite 13 both count with similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a quite lower 800 x 1280 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display.
The Toshiba Excite 13 shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Toshiba Excite 13 also has a camera with much more mega-pixels. The Toshiba Excite 13 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a really longer battery duration than Toshiba Excite 13.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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