Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Acer Iconia Tab 10 A3-A30 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer Samsung
Announced March 2015 April 2015 June 2015
Status Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - May 2015 Available - June 2015
Price Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,590 ($214.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver Various White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
260 x 176 x 9.7 mm
(10.24 x 6.93 x 0.38 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 540 g (19.05 oz) 490 g (17.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.83, Intel Atom Z3735F Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU - - -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16/32/64 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Oleophobic Coating TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 10.1 inches 9.6 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1920 x 1200 pixels (224 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 64.74% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes 1080p 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSPA, LTE No Yes
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS - Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 5910 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 7 h 30 min (multimedia) -