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

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2016 October 2018 October 2023
Status Coming Soon - March 2016 Available Coming Soon - October 2023
Price Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Caviar Black, Lemonade Blue, Bubblegum Pink Graphite, Silver, Navy
Form Factor Candybar 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)
257.1 x 168.7 x 6.9 mm
(10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 283 g (9.98 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM
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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.35 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
0.42 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) Android 13
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 512 Adreno 619
RAM 1.5 GB 6/8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ TFT LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 6.3 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (392 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (206 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 80.45% 80.76%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP 24 MP + 8 MP + 10 MP + 5 MP 8 MP
Flash No LED Flash No
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
8 MP, AF
Video 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@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]
5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC 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 4000 mAh 3800 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) - -