Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2016 | September 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - March 2016 | Available - September 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Metallic Black | Black, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm (7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in) |
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm (8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 283 g (9.98 oz) | 364 g (12.84 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Notification LED | |
| - | No |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] | 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 306 [Similar] | Adreno 308 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (multimedia) | - |