Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
samsung galaxy tab s2 9.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 May 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 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 , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor , Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.61% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio 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 LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, LE 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5870 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -