Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

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Front
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
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GPRS
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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 Front: 2.1 MP
CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)
Price
$229.99
Advantages
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 7300 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
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
2016, May
Status
Available. Released 2016, May
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Exynos 7870
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2
camera
Rear
8 MP, f/1.9, autofocus, LED flash
Front
2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, panorama
display
Size
10.1 inches
Resolution
1200 x 1920 pixels (~224 ppi pixel density)
Technology
PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 7300 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm (10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight
525 g (1.16 lb, 18.52 oz)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Pearl White, Metallic Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 2 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (S-Pen version)
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Radio
—
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Messaging
Email, Push Mail, 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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 uses a faster CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). This is an important specification of this tablet because a fast processor provides a higher performance. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with a better GPU Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will let the user to enjoy more number of new game apps. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 runs more RAM (3 GB) i.e. this tablet demonstrates higher performance in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016).

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density which is higher than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) 2K HD (1200 x 1920 pixels) resolution with 224 ppi pixel density. It means that this model is a better choice for reading books. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 captures videos with a more quality resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) will work for a longer time without charging as it has a better battery life. The tab is produced with 7300 mAh battery which is 1430 mAh bigger in comparison with the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 battery. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g which is 136g less compared to the weight of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016).

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 7 advantages and the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) only 1 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will be the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.