Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2012-04-11 | 2016-04-01 |
| 13.50 x 8.50 x 0.40 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 35.20 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.3 inches | 7 inches |
| 1600 x 900 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 138 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 168 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a global score of 60.4, which is just a bit better than the Toshiba Excite 13's 55.4 score. These devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A (2016) has the newer 5.1 Lollipop version while Toshiba Excite 13 has Android 4.0, so it provides you a couple additional features. Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s design is much newer, thinner and noticeably lighter than Toshiba Excite 13.
The Toshiba Excite 13 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab A (2016), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Toshiba Excite 13 features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a lot lower pixel density, it also counts with a better resolution of 900 x 1600 and a way larger display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) captures better pictures and videos than Toshiba Excite 13. Both of them have a back camera with a 5 megapixels, the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 (HD) video resolution. The Toshiba Excite 13 has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a superior battery life than Toshiba Excite 13.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is also by far the cheapest one.
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