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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2023-07-26 | 2016-06-01 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.1 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| -- | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a score of 70.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S9's global score of 64.1. Both tablets in this review have Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13 version, giving a couple additional features. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) design is notably older, a little bit heavier and a lot thicker than Galaxy Tab S9.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a lot better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity.
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