What's better Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 or Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • 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

  • Videos

  • 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

    CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, autofocus

    CAMERA Front: 2.1 MP

    CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery

    BATTERY Playing Music: About 109 h

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

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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

  • Stand By

  • 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

    2015, June

  • Status

    Available. Released 2015, July

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)

  • Chipset

  • CPU

    Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz - USA model

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, f/2.2, autofocus

  • Front

    2 MP, f/2.4

  • Video

    720p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging

  • display

  • Size

    9.6 inches

  • Resolution

    800 x 1280 pixels (~157 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 12 h

  • Playing Music

    About 95 h Non-removable Li-Ion 7300 mAh battery - USA model

  • Stand By

  • body

  • Dimensions

    241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm (9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)

  • Weight

    490 g (Wi-Fi)/ 495 g (3G) (1.08 lb, 17.28 oz)

  • SIM card

    Micro-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Pearl White, Metallic Black

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot - USA model

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP; v4.1, A2DP - USA model

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

  • Radio

    To be confirmed

  • 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

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

    HSPA

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with a better CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the Galaxy Tab E 9.6. It is an important specification of this tablet because a powerful CPU guarantees that this tab is a better choice for gamer. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with more RAM (3 GB) i.e. this tablet shows higher performance than the Galaxy Tab E 9.6.

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is better compared with the Galaxy Tab E 9.6 FullHD (800 x 1280 pixels) resolution with 157 ppi pixel density. It means that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is the best buy for watching movies. If you want to get photos of a good quality then the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a better choice for you because this tab has more quality rear 2.1-Megapixel camera. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 shoots videos with a higher resolution: 2K HD vs HD.

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 can be used for a longer time without charging as it has a better battery life. The tablet is produced with 5870 mAh cell that is 870 mAh bigger in comparison with the Galaxy Tab E 9.6 cell. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g that is 101g lighter than the weight of the Galaxy Tab E 9.6.

    As you can see the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will become the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.