Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7
samsung galaxy tab s3 9.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020)
samsung galaxy tab a7 10.4 (2020)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2017 September 2020
Status Available - March 2017 Coming Soon - September 2020
Colors Various Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in)
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
(9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in)
Weight 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE)) 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.1
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 530 [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 10.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.61% 79.18%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 8 MP, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, 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
USB Yes 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 6000 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -