Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 March 2015 July 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black/Silver White, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
198.6 x 134.8 x 5.6 mm
(7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 in)
Weight 294 g (10.37 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz) 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE))
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) 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 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 - -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.4 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 69.00% 74.03%
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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 1440p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0 v4.1, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
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 (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4900 mAh 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -