Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced April 2014 March 2016 July 2019
Status Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Coming Soon - March 2016 Coming Soon - July 2019
Price - Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Metallic Black Carbon Black, Silver Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186.9 x 107.9 x 9 mm
(7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 in)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 276 g (9.74 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz) 345g (12.17oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G & LTE GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 3G & LTE HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE LTE LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM429 Snapdragon 429
GPU - Adreno 306 Adreno 504
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.21% 69.63% 70.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP 8 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama 8 MP, AF
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage micro SD, up to 32GB - 3G / WiFi
micro SD, up to 64GB - LT
microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB
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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4450 mAh 4000 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 11 h (multimedia) -