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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Network
Technology No cellular connectivity GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, June. Released 2014, July 2015, March. Released 2015, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in) 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.30 in)
Weight 465 g (1.03 lb) 450 g (Wi-Fi), 453 g (LTE) (0.99 lb)
SIM No Micro-SIM
  Stylus - P550/P555 only
Display
Type Super AMOLED TFT
Size 10.5 inches, 319.7 cm2 (~72.9% screen-to-body ratio) 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~72.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~288 ppi density) 768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~132 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-T628 MP6
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 1.5GB RAM (Wi-Fi), 16GB 2GB RAM (LTE), 32GB 2GB RAM (LTE)
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP 2 MP
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, dual speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No No
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2.1), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass Accelerometer
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 7900 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 6000 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 14 h 30 min (multimedia) (2G) / Up to 40 h (3G)
Music play Up to 121 h Up to 160 h
Misc
Colors Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Smoky Titanium, Smoky Blue, White
SAR 0.77 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.20 W/kg (body)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-T800, T805S SM-T555, SM-T550, SM-P555, SM-P550
Price About 370 EUR About 250 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 6875
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -95.8dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB

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