Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2013 | March 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2013 | Available - May 2015 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| White | Black/Silver |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm (8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in) |
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 314 g (11.08 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 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400MP [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16 GB | 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | HSPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.0 |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM | 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4450 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h | - |