Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
| Type | Tablet Phone | Tablet Phone |
| Dimensions | 157.80 x 230.90 x 8.60 mm | 193.70 x 122.40 x 10.50 mm |
| Weight | 455.00 g | 344.00 g |
| Display size | 8.90" | 7.00" |
| Display | Color / PLS TFT 16M colors 800 x 1280 px (8.90") 170 ppi | Color / PLS TFT 600 x 1024 px (7.00") 170 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 6100 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB, 32 GB |  |
| RAM memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory cards | up to 32 GB |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 3.2 Honeycomb | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| Processor clock | 1500 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 4Q 2011 | 1Q 2012 |
| Other names | - | Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0); P3100 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 2100 | 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 3.2 Mpx | 3.2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 px | 2048x1536 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1280x720 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF | - |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 0.3 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Additional | - | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | 21.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | |
| EDGE | class 12 | |
| Bluetooth | v3.0 | v3.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, eAAC+ | AAC, AC3, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV, WMA |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |