Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Honor WaterPlay

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2017)
Honor WaterPlay
honor waterplay
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Honor
Announced September 2017 October 2017
Status Available - September 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,900 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold Silver, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
248 x 173 x 7.8 mm
(9.76 x 6.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 364 g (12.84 oz) 465 g (16.4 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- IP67 - Dust and Water Resistance

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.1
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 69.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Yes LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR Autofocus, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Battery, Fast Charging
Capacity 5000 mAh 6660 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -