Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced July 2015 March 2016 Expected Announcement - December 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon - March 2016 Rumored - December 2016
Price Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,250 ($165.44) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, black Pearl White, Metallic Black Dark grey, Champagne 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)
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm
(7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)
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Weight 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) 283 g (9.98 oz) -
SIM Type - - No
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 , Intel Core M3-7Y30
GPU - Adreno 306 -
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 8 GB 128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.03% 69.63% -
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 5 MP 16 MP
Flash No No Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama Autofocus, Yes
Video 1440p@30fps 720p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth v4.1, LE v4.0, A2DP 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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh 8290 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 11 h (multimedia) -