Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 July 2015 December 2021
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon - December 2021
Price Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, black White, black Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
(9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in)
Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 508 g (17.92 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 11
Processor Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz , Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
GPU - - Mali G52 MP2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ WUXGA TFT Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 8.0 inches 9.7 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.03% 72.61% 79.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Yes 8 MP, AF
Video 1440p@30fps 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, LE v4.1, LE 5.0, A2DP, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 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 supported fingerprint 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
Fast battery Charging 15W
Capacity 4000 mAh 5870 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -