Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Asus
Announced March 2015 June 2015 May 2016
Status Available - May 2015 Available - June 2015 Available - June 2016
Price Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver White Grey, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
(7.34 x 3.7 x 0.27 in)
Weight 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 490 g (17.28 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU - - Adreno 510
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 8 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.6 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 74.11% 72.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - Stereo FM Radio with Recording
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 23 MP
Flash No No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Yes HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -