Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 LTE
samsung galaxy tab s 8.4 lte
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
samsung galaxy tab a 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 March 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black/Silver
Form Factor Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 298 g (10.51 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 850 / 2100
LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] -
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 71.99%
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, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 4900 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -