Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs HP Slate 7 vs Lenovo IdeaTab A3000

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HP Lenovo
Announced February 2012 February 2013 January 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black/Silver, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
197.1 x 116.1 x 10.7 mm
(7.76 x 4.57 x 0.42 in)
194 x 120 x 11 mm
(7.64 x 4.72 x 0.43 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 372 g (13.12 oz) 339 g (11.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA (optional)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Cortex-A9 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 8125
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen FFS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 59.94% 58.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS - Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh - 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
- Up to 336 h
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (media) Up to 8 h