Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 February 2018 February 2022
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - February 2022
Price Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, black Various Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
(9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
Weight 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 189 g (6.67 oz) 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 12
Processor , Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU - Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 730
RAM 3 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 WQXGA TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 9.7 inches 6.2 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.61% 83.59% 83.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual12 MP + 12 MP 13 MP + 6 MP
Flash No LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Capacity 5870 mAh 3500 mAh 8000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -