Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 2015 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced Expected Announcement - January 2015 January 2016 September 2017
Status Rumored - February 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - September 2017
Price Rs. 15,600 ($229.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($227.94) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Metallic Black Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210 x 124 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
212.1 x 126.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 320 g (11.29 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz) 364 g (12.84 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network N/A CDMA 800 / 1900 - T377P, T377R
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - T377R
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - T377 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - T377 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 , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306 Adreno 308
RAM 1.5 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.02% 69.15% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No Yes
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS N/A Yes Yes
Edge N/A Yes Yes
3G N/A HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB 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 not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4450 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 13 h (3G) -