Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Google Pixel C

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OS
Chipset
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GPU
camera
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Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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8.66/10

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 Front: 2.1 MP
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
NETWORK 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
NETWORK GPRS: Yes
NETWORK EDGE: Yes
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8.33/10

Main
Model
Google Pixel C
Price
$569.99
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Nvidia Maxwell
DISPLAY Resolution: 2560 x 1800 pixels (~308 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable battery (34.2 Wh)
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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, October
Status
Available. Released 2015, December
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
Nvidia Tegra X1
CPU
Quad-core 1.9 GHz
GPU
Nvidia Maxwell
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/2.4
Front
2 MP
Video
Yes
Features
Yes
display
Size
10.2 inches
Resolution
2560 x 1800 pixels (~308 ppi pixel density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable battery (34.2 Wh)
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
242 x 179 x 7 mm (9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 in)
Weight
517 g (1.14 lb, 18.24 oz)
SIM card
No
Miscellaneous
Colors
Silver Aluminum
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
—
Radio
No
USB
v3.0, Type-C reversible connector
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
Email, Push Mail, 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 is equipped with a more powerful CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) in compare to the Pixel C. This is an important difference between these models as a fast CPU demonstrates a better performance. The Pixel C is equipped with a more powerful graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will let you to run more number of modern game apps.

The Pixel C has 2K HD (2560 x 1800 pixels) display resolution with 306 ppi pixel density which is better compared with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. It means that this model is a good choice for reading books.

Another pleasant pros of the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a memory card slot which will allow the user to transfer files and expand internal storage easily. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g that is 128g lighter compared to the weight of the Pixel C.

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 7 advantages and the Pixel C only 3 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.