Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.4, 4.2.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-05-02 |
| 6.49 x 3.50 x 0.41 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.41 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 249.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super IPS+ LCD | TFT |
| 367 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| 380 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Clover Trail+ (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 490 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is a bit better than Asus Fonepad Note 6, having a score of 60.5 against 58.7. Galaxy Tab A 9.7's body is noticeably thinner but notably heavier than the Asus Fonepad Note 6. Both devices we are comparing here work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a more recent 7.1 Nougat version and Asus Fonepad Note 6 has Android 4.4 version.
The Asus Fonepad Note 6 features a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a way greater display pixels density and a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Asus Fonepad Note 6 features a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 512 MB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Asus Fonepad Note 6, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a much better battery life than Asus Fonepad Note 6.
The Asus Fonepad Note 6 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a way higher video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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