Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Tab S4
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Aug 10, 2018
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
7300 mAh
7300 mAh

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches
249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g) 17.04 oz (483.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Gray

Display

Size
10.1-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
Super PLS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
74.96 % 78.07 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 540
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.5 GB 64GB, available to use: 50.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
7300 mAh 7300 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
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, Album art cover, Background playback
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
$ 650
In The Box
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charger, USB Type-C cable, User Manual And Warranty Card, S-Pen

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018

Alternative variants

LTE support
Weight 17.04 oz (483.0 g)
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
MSRP € 760
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 750
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