Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2016 September 2017 September 2020
Status Available - September 2016 Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2020
Price Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Black, Gold Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
(9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 364 g (12.84 oz) 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Nano-SIM
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 / 1700(AWS) / 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 308 Adreno 610
RAM 2/3 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 10.1 inches 8.0 inches 10.4 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 70.26% 79.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Yes No
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR 8 MP, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 7300 mAh 5000 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -