Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2016 September 2017 Febrary 2019
Status Available - September 2016 Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - April 2019
Price Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Black, Gold Black, Gray
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)
245 x 149 x 7.5 mm
(9.65 x 5.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 364 g (12.84 oz) 460 g (16.23 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 / 1700(AWS) / 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
0.92 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.36 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Front glass, aluminum body
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
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 (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 308 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM 2/3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 8.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 70.26% 81.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Yes LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR 8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 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, LTE-A
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, WiFi 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, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Capacity 7300 mAh 5000 mAh 6150 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -