Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

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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 Rear: 8 MP, autofocus
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 9.7
Price
$549.99
Advantages
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 6000 mAh battery
BATTERY Talk time: About 14 h 30 min / About 40 h
COMMS Radio: To be confirmed
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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, May
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
—
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU
—
camera
Rear
5 MP, autofocus
Front
2 MP
Video
720p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging
display
Size
9.7 inches
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels (~132 ppi pixel density)
Technology
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 6000 mAh battery
Talk time
About 14 h 30 min / About 40 h
Playing Music
About 160 h
body
Dimensions
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.30 in)
Weight
450 g (Wi-Fi), 453 g (LTE) (1.00 lb, 15.87 oz)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Smoky Titanium, Smoky Blue, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (Wi-Fi) 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM (LTE)
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
To be confirmed
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 / 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), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with a better CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7. This is an significant difference between these tablets as a fast CPU demonstrates a higher performance. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 runs more RAM (3 GB) i.e. it shows higher performance than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) display resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is higher compared with the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 HD (768 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 131 ppi pixel density. It means that this model is a right choice for reading books. If you are a photography enthusiast then the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a better buy for you as this tablet is equipped with more quality rear 2.1-Megapixel camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 shoots videos with a better resolution: 2K HD vs HD.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 will live for a longer time without charging as it has a better battery life. This model is equipped with 6000 mAh battery that is 130 mAh bigger than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 cell. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g which is 61g less compared to the weight of the Galaxy Tab A 9.7.

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