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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-09-03 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), with a general score of 74 against 70.2. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is an older tablet than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), but Samsung managed to make it extremely thinner and noticeably lighter. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better screen pixel density and a little higher 1536 x 2048px resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same video definition, a camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution and the same video frame rate. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 7300mAh battery size against 5870mAh.
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