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

Availability

Officially announced
	Aug 01, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$650

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, 74.96% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	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
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB
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)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh	7300 mAh, 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
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HDMI
	Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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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, 3, 5, 7, 9, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
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

Alternative variants

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€760

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750