Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 7.0 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)
samsung galaxy a9 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2016 October 2018
Status Coming Soon - March 2016 Available
Price Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
162.5 x 77 x 7.8 mm
(6.4 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 283 g (9.98 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 306 [Similar] Adreno 512 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 6/8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 80.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP [Similar] 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm, (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom
5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

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 4000 mAh 3800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) -