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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

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