Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2013 May 2016 September 2016
Status Available - October 2013 Available - May 2016 Available - September 2016
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Metallic Black Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm
(9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) 525 g (18.52 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.94% 75.04% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 8220 mAh 7300 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by Up to 2230 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G)
Up to 49 h (3G)
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