Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Lenovo Phab Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Lenovo
Announced June 2014 Expected Announcement - December 2014 August 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Rumored - January 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,490 ($213.09) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Grey, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
186.6 x 96.6 x 7.6 mm
(7.35 x 3.8 x 0.3 in)
Weight 294 g (10.37 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 220 g (7.76 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE Band 3(1800), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939, Snapdragon 615
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches 5.5 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 72.64% 70.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes, Dual-tone
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 2600 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -