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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) (Galaxy Tab A Series)
Processor
Samsung Exynos 7904 8 x 1.8 GHz, Cortex-A73/-A53
Graphics adapter
Memory
3 GB 
Display
8.40 inch 16:10, 1900 x 1200 pixel 268 PPI, glossy: yes
Storage
32 GB eMMC
Connections
Card Reader: microSD
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0, LTE, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 7.1 x 201.9 x 125.2 ( = 0.28 x 7.95 x 4.93 in)
Battery
5000 mAh
Operating System
Android 9.0 Pie
Camera
Primary Camera: 8 MPix
Secondary Camera: 5 MPix
Weight
309 g ( = 10.9 oz / 0.68 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

 

Pricecompare

Average Score: 60% - poor
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)

Reviews for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)

60% Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
The petite Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 is the right size and price for a go-anywhere, color e-reading tablet. At $265 with T-Mobile service, it comes in at a much lower price than its primary rival, the iPad mini, which costs $399 with Wi-Fi or $529 for a cellular model. But I experienced issues with the Galaxy Tab A's Wi-Fi performance in testing, which leads me to give it a much weaker recommendation than I otherwise would.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/03/2020
Rating: Total score: 60%
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4” 2020 Review
Source: Lon.TV English Archive.org version
Samsung's new tablet performs about where most Android tablets tend to do these days.. In other words, not great.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/04/2020

Foreign Reviews

Samsung presenta su Galaxy Tab 8.4 (2020)
Source: Comprar Tec Spanish ES→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Big screen; nice display; decent hardware; good speakers; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/25/2020

Comment

ARM Mali-G71 MP2: Integrated GPU that can be found e.g. in the Mediatek Helio P23 SoC with 700 or 770 MHz clock speed. Supports OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 11 FL11_1 and RenderScript.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Exynos 7904: Exynos 7 Series SoC that includes two fast Cortex-A73 cores clocked at up to 1.8 GHz and six power efficient Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz. The integrated LTE modem supports Cat.12 DL and Cat.13 UL. Compared to the older and faster Exynos 7885, the 7904 offers a slower clocked A73 cores (1.8 versus 2.2 GHz).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


8.40":

Large smartphones and a few small tablets are available for this display size. Unlike most smartphones, you can see more on the screen, more details and use larger resolutions. Such formats are better for people with defective vision. However, such devices are no longer easy to fit in a pocket, and they are probably not quite light either.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Samsung: Samsung Group is the largest South Korean conglomerate and was founded in 1938. Samsung Group employed 489,000 people in 2014 and is one of the world's largest companies in terms of revenue and market strength. The name Samsung means "Three Stars" in Korean and represents the three sons of the company's founder. The company was founded in 1938 as a grocery store. With its subsidiary Samsung Electronics, founded in 1969, Samsung took up the production of electrotechnical items, focusing on consumer electronics and household appliances at an early stage. Other branches in which the large corporation is active include mechanical engineering, automobiles (Hyundai), insurance, wholesale, real estate and leisure. Samsung manufactures a wide range of electronic products, including smartphones, televisions, home appliances and semiconductors. The company's Galaxy line of smartphones is one of the most popular in the world. Samsung is also a major player in the semiconductor industry, making memory chips and processors for many other electronics manufacturers.


60%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.


» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

 

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Stefan Hinum, 2020-04-24 (Update: 2020-04-24)