Phone Comparison - Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2013 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - May 2015 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black/Silver Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 120 x 11 mm
(7.64 x 4.72 x 0.43 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 339 g (11.96 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA (optional) HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 8125 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - - -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.92% 69.00% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 4200 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -