Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced March 2015 June 2015 January 2016
Status Available - May 2015 Available - June 2015 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($227.94) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver White Pearl White, Metallic Black
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)
212.1 x 126.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 490 g (17.28 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - T377P, T377R
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - T377R
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - T377
4G Network LTE - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600) - T377
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU - - Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 8 GB 16 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 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 9.6 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 74.11% 69.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - -
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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging
Video Yes 720p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Yes HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0 v4.1, A2DP
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS 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 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 13 h (3G)