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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Toshiba | Samsung |
| Android 4.0 | Android 3.0 |
| 2012-04-10 | 2011-03-22 |
| 5.30 x 8.10 x 0.30 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 191 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | -- |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| ULP GeForce 2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.4 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 has a score of 58.1, which is just a bit better than the Toshiba Excite 7.7's 54.2 score. Both of these tablets use Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab 8.9 has the older 3.0 version and Toshiba Excite 7.7 has Android 4.0. Although it's the best in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 body is older, thicker and heavier than the Toshiba Excite 7.7.
Toshiba Excite 7.7 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 720 x 1280px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel quantity in each inch of display. Toshiba Excite 7.7 features a superior performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a greater number of faster cores.
Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Toshiba Excite 7.7, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 features a superior battery duration than Toshiba Excite 7.7.
The Toshiba Excite 7.7 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 video resolution, the Toshiba Excite 7.7 also has a lot higher 5 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy Tab 8.9 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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