Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2015 March 2016 March 2019
Status Available - February 2016 Coming Soon - March 2016 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Pearl White, Metallic Black Black, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm
(7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz) 325 g (11.46 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - - Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 7.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.11% 69.63% 120.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama 8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by Up to 78 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 11 h (multimedia) -