Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Apple iPad 9.7

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0
samsung galaxy tab s2 8.0
Apple iPad 9.7
apple ipad 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced July 2015 March 2017
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - March 2017
Price Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 10.3
Processor Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.03% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Yes Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 4000 mAh 8610 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)