Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
samsung galaxy tab s 10.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2014 March 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm
(9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
Weight 465 g (16.4 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] -
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.5 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.66% 69.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7900 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -