Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | September 2016 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2014 | Available - September 2016 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze | Pearl White, Metallic Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in) |
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm (10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 467 g (16.47 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
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, HSUPA; LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE |
| 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/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 7900 mAh | 7300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |