Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V

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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
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
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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
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 Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 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
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, March
Status
Available. Released 2015, April
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
—
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU
—
camera
Rear
2 MP
Front
2 MP
Video
480p@24fps
Features
Geo-tagging
display
Size
7.0 inches
Resolution
600 x 1024 pixels (~170 ppi pixel density)
Technology
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery
Talk time
About 8 h / About 18 h
Playing Music
About 71 h
body
Dimensions
193.4 x 116.4 x 9.7 mm (7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 in)
Weight
322 g (11.36 oz, 0.71 lb)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, 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 has a faster CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the Galaxy Tab 3 V. This is an significant difference between these models as a fast processor guarantees that this tab is a better choice for performing multiple tasks. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with more RAM (3 GB) i.e. this tablet shows better performance than the Galaxy Tab 3 V.

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is higher compared with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V HD (600 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 169 ppi pixel density. Such screen resolution means that this tablet is a good choice for watching movies. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 shoots videos with a more quality resolution: 2K HD vs qHD.

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will work for a longer time without charging as it has a better battery life. This model is equipped with 5870 mAh battery that is 2270 mAh bigger in comparison with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V cell. The Galaxy Tab 3 V weighs 322g that is 67g less compared to the weight of the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7.

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 7 advantages and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V only 1 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.