Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2015 June 2015 July 2015
Status Available - May 2015 Available - June 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver White White, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 490 g (17.28 oz) 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz , Qualcomm Snapdragon
GPU - - -
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 8 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.6 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 74.11% 72.61%
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes 720p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Yes HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0 v4.1, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh 5870 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -