Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Asus Zenpad 3S 10 Z500M vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Asus Samsung
Announced July 2015 July 2016 September 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - August 2016 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black Silver, Grey Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
240.5 x 163.7 x 7.2 mm
(9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 430 g (15.17 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor , Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 2.1 GHz & quad-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT8176 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870
GPU - PowerVR GX6250 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Oleophobic coating PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.61% 73.96% 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSPA, LTE No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes; GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Po Battery (22 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5870 mAh 5900 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -