Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2015 July 2015 May 2016
Status Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver White, black Pearl White, Metallic 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)
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz , Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU - - Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 72.61% 75.04%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.1, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 5870 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -