Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 WiFi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2016 WiFi
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Dimensions | 237.30 x 169.00 x 5.60 mm | 254.20 x 155.30 x 8.20 mm |
| Weight | 389.00 g | 525.00 g |
| Display size | 9.70" | 10.10" |
| Display | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1536 x 2048 px (9.70") 264 ppi | Color / PLS TFT 16M colors 1200 x 1920 px (10.10") 224 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 5870 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 7300 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB, 64 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB |
| End-user memory |  | 9.2 GB, 24.8 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Processor clock | 1900 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 3Q 2015 | 2Q 2016 |
| Other names | - | SM-T580 |
| GSM frequencies | | |
| UMTS | | |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | Samsung S5K4H5 | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 2560x1440 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | AF, f/1.9 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2.1 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | nd | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| 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 | | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSUPA | | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.1 LE | v4.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 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 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, FLAC, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| 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 | | |