Galaxy Tab A7 Lite vs Onn 7" Tablet
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite (with MediaTek Helio P22T) that was released on May 27, 2021, against the Onn 7" Tablet, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 and came out 5 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- Has a 1.7 inches larger screen size
- Thinner bezels – 7.4% more screen real estate
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Onn 7" Tablet
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (380K versus 156K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Much smaller footprint: 29% more compact case (29 vs 41.1 square inches)
- Weighs 116 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 8.7 inches | 7 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 17:10 |
| PPI | 179 ppi | 170 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 350 nits | 350 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 73.9% |
| RGB color space | 83.4% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 40 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
7" Tablet
7″ (17:10 ratio) = 21.4 in2
~55% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 212.5 mm (8.37 inches) | 178.8 mm (7.04 inches) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) | 104.6 mm (4.12 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 366 g (12.91 oz) | 250 g (8.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Blue, Pink, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2) | 187 cm2 (29 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (158th and 157th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (127th and 126th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio P22T | MediaTek Helio G80 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| L3 cache | - | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | CorePilot | Yes |
| Graphics | PowerVR GE8320 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 32 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~41.6 GFLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1015 |
| Single-core score | - | 406 |
| Multi-core score | - | 1351 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 67521 | 145946 |
| GPU | 14847 | 25424 |
| Memory | 35022 | 110905 |
| UX | 39428 | 95769 |
| Total score | 156818 | 380427 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 4945 | - |
| Video editing | 3896 | - |
| Photo editing | 7536 | - |
| Data manipulation | 3865 | - |
| Writing score | 4840 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR3 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 1 | 2 |
| Storage size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 6 | - |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | - |
| Max charge power | 15 W | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | No |
| Full charging time | 3:40 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 08:25 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:40 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:03 hr | - |
| Standby | 149 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| Slow motion | No | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 2 MP |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | No |
| Video resolution | 720p at 30 FPS | 720p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | - |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | May 2021 | May 2026 |
| Release date | June 2021 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | $97 |
| SAR (head) | 0.64 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Compass |
- Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 8 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Onn 7" Tablet. But if the camera, battery life, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite.
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