Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 P5100
samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 p5100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 7.0 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2012 March 2016
Status Released - May 2012 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price - Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
(10.1 x 6.9 x 0.38 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight 588 g (20.74 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.15% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 11 h (multimedia)