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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-24 | 2015-09-03 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a global score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's 74 overall score. Although the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is newer than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, it's much heavier and noticeably thicker. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5. They have a 3 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels density and a slightly better 1536 x 2048 resolution. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 captures greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rate.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features improved battery duration than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity against 5870mAh.
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