Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
samsung galaxy tab s2 9.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2015 February 2022
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon - February 2022
Price Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, black Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
(9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
Weight 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 12
User Interface - One UI 4.1
Processor , Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 730 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen WQXGA TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 11.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.61% 83.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP + 6 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Capacity 5870 mAh 8000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -