Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
samsung galaxy tab s 8.4
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 7.0 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 March 2016
Status Available - July 2014 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price - Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
Weight 294 g (10.37 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 [Similar] Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 69.63%
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 [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 11 h (multimedia)