Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9

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OS
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
Price
$299.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps
BATTERY Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
NETWORK 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
NETWORK GPRS: Yes
NETWORK EDGE: Yes
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9
Price
$169.99
Advantages
CAMERA Front: 5 MP
DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 6700 mAh battery
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launch
Announced
2015, July
Status
Available. Released 2015, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T810, T815 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T813N, T819N
Chipset
Exynos 5433 - T810, T815 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - T813N, T819N
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
GPU
Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus
Front
2.1 MP
Video
1440p@30fps
Features
Yes
display
Size
9.7 inches
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery
Talk time
About 12 h / About 30 h
Playing Music
About 109 h
body
Dimensions
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight
389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz, 0.86 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, black, gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2014, March
Status
Available. Released 2014, June
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
Nvidia Tegra K1
CPU
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15
GPU
ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/2.0
Front
5 MP
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
No
display
Size
7.9 inches
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (~326 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - MIUI 7
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 6700 mAh battery
Talk time
About 11 h
Playing Music
About 86 h
body
Dimensions
202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm (7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
Weight
360 g (12.70 oz, 0.79 lb)
SIM card
No
Miscellaneous
Colors
Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0
GPS
No
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0, USB Host
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro
Messaging
Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
—
4G bands
—
Speed
—
GPRS
No
EDGE
No
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has a better CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) in compare to the Mi Pad 7.9. It is an important specification of this model as a powerful processor means that this tab is a better choice for multitasking. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with a more powerful GPU Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will allow the user to run more number of new games. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has more RAM (3 GB) i.e. this model shows better performance than the Mi Pad 7.9.

The Mi Pad 7.9 is produced with 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 324 ppi pixel density which is better compared with the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. It means that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is the best buy for watching movies. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 shoots videos with a more quality resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

The Mi Pad 7.9 will work for a longer time without charging because it has a better battery life. The tab uses 6700 mAh cell which is 830 mAh bigger in comparison with the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 cell. The Mi Pad 7.9 weighs 360g which is 29g lighter compared to the weight of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7.

Considering the above differences the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will become the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.