Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Huawei MediaPad T2 7.0 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei Samsung
Announced March 2016 August 2016 September 2017
Status Coming Soon - March 2016 Coming Soon - September 2016 Available - September 2017
Price Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black White, Gold, Blue, Pink Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
187.4 x 105.8 x 8.2 mm
(7.38 x 4.17 x 0.32 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 283 g (9.98 oz) 250 g (8.82 oz) 364 g (12.84 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 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 SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
-
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 405 Adreno 308
RAM 1.5 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) To be confirmed microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (315 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 68.00% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP 13 MP 8 MP
Flash No LED Flash Yes
Features Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi 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 A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - PLE-701L
16/32 GB, 3 GB
16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) To be confirmed microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4360 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) - -