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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-03 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, having a score of 74.5 against 74. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is noticeably newer than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's, but it is a lot thicker and incredibly heavier. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels density and a little bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a slightly better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has an external memory slot that admits 272 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 10.5. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have a 8 MP resolution back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features greater battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 24 percent larger battery size.
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