Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs HP Slate 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Wi-Fi

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HP Samsung
Announced February 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2013
Colors Black, White Black/Silver, Red White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
197.1 x 116.1 x 10.7 mm
(7.76 x 4.57 x 0.42 in)
111.1 x 188.0 x 9.9 mm
(4.37 x 7.4 x 0.39 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 372 g (13.12 oz) 302 g (10.65 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen FFS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 59.94% 65.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection - Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS - Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall -
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited -
Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh - 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (media) -