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| Global Score | |
| 57.6 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Verizon | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2016-11-10 | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.99 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| $ 250.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A (2016) is just a bit better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, with a overall score of 60.4 against 57.6. These tablets work with Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A (2016) has 5.1 Lollipop version and Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Even though Galaxy Tab A (2016) and the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD were only released 7 months apart, the Galaxy Tab A (2016) body is a little bit thicker but also lighter.
The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a quite bigger screen, a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1200 x 1920 resolution. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back camera with a lot higher resolution and a much higher 1920x1080 video resolution.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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