Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Oct 08, 2020
10.1-inch
10.4-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
7300 mAh
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g) 16.79 oz (476.0 g)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
10.1-inch 10.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI 2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
Super PLS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
74.96 % 78.94 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 610
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 3GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.5 GB 32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
7300 mAh 7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 9(1800), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
with LTE support
Weight 16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM
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