Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)

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OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
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Front
Video
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display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
Stand By
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
Infrared port
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
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3G bands
4G bands
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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
BATTERY Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
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Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)
Price
$149.00
Advantages
DISPLAY Resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels (~299 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 8220 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
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)
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
2013, September
Status
Available. Released 2013, October
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
CPU
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - LTE model Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - 3G model
GPU
Adreno 330 (LTE model)
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
Front
2 MP, 1080p@30fps
Video
1080p@60fps (LTE model)
Features
Geo-tagging, face/smile detection
display
Size
10.1 inches
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels (~299 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super clear LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers - Samsung TouchWiz UI
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 8220 mAh battery
Talk time
About 10 h / About 49 h
Playing Music
About 98 h
Stand By
About 2230 h
body
Dimensions
243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm (9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight
540g (WIFI)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547g (LTE) (1.18 lb, 19.05 oz)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
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 - all versions
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-P605
Speed
HSPA 42.2(LTE)/21.1(3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 uses a faster CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition). It is an important difference between these models because a powerful CPU demonstrates a higher performance. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 uses a more powerful graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will allow you to play more number of modern game apps. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 uses more RAM (3 GB) i.e. it demonstrates higher performance than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition).

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) is produced with 2K HD (2560 x 1600 pixels) screen resolution with 298 ppi pixel density which is higher than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. This specification means that this model is a right choice for watching movies. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 shoots videos with a more quality resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) will live for a longer time without charging as it has a better battery life. This model uses 8220 mAh cell which is 2350 mAh bigger than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 battery. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g which is 151g less than the weight of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition).

Considering the above-mentioned differences the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will become the best buy. Get the lowest price on Amazon.