Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Acer Iconia One 8 B1-820

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Talk time
Playing Music
body
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Colors
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comms
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Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
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3.5mm jack
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
Price
$299.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, autofocus
CAMERA Front: 2.1 MP
CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery
BATTERY Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
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launch
Announced
2015, July
Status
Available. Released 2015, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T810, T815 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T813N, T819N
Chipset
Exynos 5433 - T810, T815 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - T813N, T819N
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
GPU
Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus
Front
2.1 MP
Video
1440p@30fps
Features
Yes
display
Size
9.7 inches
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery
Talk time
About 12 h / About 30 h
Playing Music
About 109 h
body
Dimensions
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight
389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz, 0.86 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, black, gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2015, April
Status
Available. Released 2015, May
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Intel Atom Z3735G
CPU
Quad-core 1.33 GHz
GPU
—
camera
Rear
5 MP
Front
VGA
Video
1080p
Features
Yes
display
Size
8.0 inches
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (~189 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 4550 mAh battery (17.2 Wh)
Talk time
About 8 h 30 min
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
213.9 x 127.7 x 9.5 mm (8.42 x 5.03 x 0.37 in)
Weight
355 g (12.52 oz, 0.78 lb)
SIM card
No
Miscellaneous
Colors
Various
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
v4.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
—
4G bands
—
Speed
—
GPRS
No
EDGE
No
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Summary

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) in compare to the Iconia One 8 B1-820. This is an important specification of this model as a fast CPU means that this tablet is the best buy for gamer. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with more RAM (3 GB) which means that this model demonstrates higher performance than the Iconia One 8 B1-820.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is better than the Iconia One 8 B1-820 FullHD (800 x 1280 pixels) resolution with 188 ppi pixel density. Such screen resolution means that this tablet is a right choice for playing games. If you are a photography enthusiast then the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a better selection for you as this tab is equipped with better back 2.1-Megapixel camera. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 captures videos with a more quality resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will work longer without charging because it has a better battery life. The tab uses 5870 mAh cell that is 1320 mAh bigger in comparison with the Iconia One 8 B1-820 battery. The Iconia One 8 B1-820 weighs 355g that is 34g lighter compared to the weight of the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 8 advantages and the Iconia One 8 B1-820 only 1 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 becomes the best choice. Check the lowest price on Amazon.