Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016) with s-pen
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
samsung galaxy a8 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2016 September 2016
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 20(800)
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] Mali-T760MP8 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 74.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 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 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7300 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -