Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

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Model
Price
Advantages

launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
CPU
Chipset
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
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 A 9.7
Price
$549.99
Advantages
BATTERY Talk time: About 14 h 30 min / About 40 h
COMMS Radio: To be confirmed
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
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
CAMERA Front: 2.1 MP
CAMERA Video: 1080p@30fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels (~288 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 7900 mAh battery
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
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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)
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Chipset
—
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
Infrared port
—
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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launch
Announced
2014, June
Status
Available. Released 2014, July
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
Chipset
Exynos 5420 Octa
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 Galaxy Tab S 10.5 runs a faster CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz in compare to the Galaxy Tab A 9.7. It is an significant difference between these tablets as a powerful processor provides a higher performance. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is equipped with more RAM (3 GB) which means that this tablet provides better performance than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7.

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 higher compared with the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 HD (768 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 131 ppi pixel density. It means that this tablet is a right choice for watching movies. If you are a photography enthusiast then the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a better buy for you as this tab is equipped with more quality rear 2.1-Megapixel camera. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 shoots videos with a better resolution: FullHD vs HD.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 can be used longer without charging because it has a better battery life. The tab is equipped with 7900 mAh battery which is 1900 mAh bigger in comparison with the Galaxy Tab A 9.7 cell. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 weighs 450g that is 15g less than the weight of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5.

The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 have the same number of advantages however as the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has better processor that is a very significant advantage then this tablet will be the best buy.