Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2015 | July 2015 |
| Status | |
| Available - May 2015 | Coming Soon - August 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 18,060 ($264.99) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black/Silver | White, black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
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 | |
| 313 g (11.04 oz) | 265 g (Wi-Fi) / 272 g (LTE) (9.35 oz (Wi-Fi) / 9.59 oz (LTE)) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.9GHz & quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | - |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 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 | |
| HSPA, LTE | HSPA, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0 | v4.1, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| 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 | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 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 |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4200 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |