Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Samsung Galaxy A9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 December 2015 October 2023
Status Coming Soon - July 2015 Coming Soon - January 2016 Coming Soon - October 2023
Price Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Graphite, Silver, Navy
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
257.1 x 168.7 x 6.9 mm
(10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 487 g (17.18 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) -
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen Stylus - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
GPU - Adreno 510 Adreno 619
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ TFT LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 6.0 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (206 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 75.93% 80.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS; recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP
Flash No LED Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR 8 MP, AF
Video 720p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes
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
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Capacity 6000 mAh 4000 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
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