Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2016 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE
| Type | A tablet | Tablet Phone |
| Dimensions | 254.20 x 155.30 x 8.20 mm | 157.80 x 230.90 x 8.60 mm |
| Weight | 525.00 g | 455.00 g |
| Display size | 10.10" | 8.90" |
| Display | Color / PLS TFT 16M colors 1200 x 1920 px (10.10") 224 ppi | Color / PLS TFT 16M colors 800 x 1280 px (8.90") 170 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 7300 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 6100 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB |
| End-user memory | 9.2 GB |  |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card | up to 32 GB |
| Operating system | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 3.2 Honeycomb |
| Processor clock | 1600 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 2Q 2016 | 4Q 2011 |
| Other names | SM-T585 | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2300, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 3.2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 2048x1536 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF, f/1.9 | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | nd |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | - |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | |
| LTE UP | 51.00 Mbit/s | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | class 12 |
| EDGE | | class 12 |
| Bluetooth | v4.2 | v3.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 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, FLAC, OGG, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | 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 | | |