Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced July 2015 March 2016 May 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - March 2016 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar 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 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) iOS 9.3 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870
GPU - PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/128/256 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 9.7 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.03% 71.58% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP 8 MP
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 7306 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -