Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6
samsung galaxy tab e 9.6
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2017 June 2015
Status Available - September 2017 Available - June 2015
Price Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 364 g (12.84 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 9.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 74.11%
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 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash Yes No
Features Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 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 Yes
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -