Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | August 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Available - August 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm (5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 487 g (17.18 oz) | 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - S Pen Stylus | Samsung Pay IP68 certified MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 720p | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP [Similar] | 8 MP, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi) Up to 14 h (Video Playback Up to 178 h (Audio Playback) |
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