Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

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OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
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Front
Video
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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
Infrared port
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
BATTERY Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
NETWORK Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE
NETWORK 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
NETWORK GPRS: Yes
NETWORK EDGE: Yes
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Price
$198.85
Advantages
DISPLAY Resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels (~288 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 7900 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)
Infrared port
—
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, June
Status
Available. Released 2014, July
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Exynos 5420 Octa
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU
Mali-T628 MP6
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Front
2.1 MP
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
display
Size
10.5 inches
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels (~288 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - Samsung TouchWiz UI
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 7900 mAh battery
Talk time
About 11 h
Playing Music
About 121 h
body
Dimensions
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
Weight
465 g (1.03 lb, 16.4 oz)
SIM card
No
Miscellaneous
Colors
Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16/32 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
v4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2.1), USB Host
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
Email, Push Email, 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 is equipped with a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) in compare to the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. This is an important difference between these tablets because a fast processor guarantees that this tablet is the best buy for multitasking. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with a faster graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will let the user to play more new games. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with more RAM (3 GB) which means that this model provides higher performance in comparison to the Galaxy Tab S 10.5.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is equipped with 2K HD (2560 x 1600 pixels) screen resolution with 287 ppi pixel density which is better than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. Such screen resolution means that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a better choice for watching movies.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 will live for a longer time without charging because it has a better battery life. This model is equipped with 7900 mAh battery which is 2030 mAh bigger than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 battery. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g that is 76g lighter compared to the weight of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 9 advantages and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 only 2 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 becomes the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.