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Lenovo Tab 7 Essential vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Lenovo Tab 7 Essential
8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Lenovo Tab 7 Essential Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Released · Nov 19, 2017
Released · Jan 13, 2017
7.0-inch
5.2-inch
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
3450 mAh
3000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
7.67 x 4.02 x 0.35 inches
194.8 x 102 x 8.8 mm 		5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
8.96 oz (254.0 g) 5.61 oz (159.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
7.0-inch 5.2-inch
Resolution
1024x600px, 170 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
72.29 % 71.51 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8167D Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1300 MHz 		Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T760 MP2 Mali-T830 MP3
RAM
1GB 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB 32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
3450 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
2 MP 16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP 16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.2
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 80

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 19, 2017 Jan 02, 2017
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