Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 August 2017 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - July 2015 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 32,990 ($520.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, Blue Coral, Gold Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 487 g (17.18 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network N/A HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - S Pen Stylus - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU - Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G71
RAM 2 GB 6 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/128/256 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 6.3 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2220 Pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.99% 83.03% 75.65%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels Dual 12 MP 16 MP
Flash No LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] Dual: 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6000 mAh 3300 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi)
Up to 14 h (Video Playback
Up to 178 h (Audio Playback)
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