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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
June 2013 March 2015
Status
Available - July 2013 Available - May 2015
Price
- Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White Black/Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight
314 g (11.08 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
8.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.21% 71.99%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] -
RAM
1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8/16 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
4450 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
Up to 11 h -
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