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

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0
samsung galaxy tab s2 8.0
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.00% 74.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes 1440p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4200 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -