Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Released · Oct 08, 2020
Released · Aug 11, 2023
10.4-inch
11.0-inch
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
7040 mAh
8400 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches
254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
16.79 oz (476.0 g) 17.57 oz (498.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Dark gray, Silver, Gold Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
10.4-inch 11.0-inch
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
78.94 % 83.20 %
Features
Ambient light sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
Octa-core
1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 610 Adreno 740
RAM
3GB 8GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB 128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10) Android (14, 13), One UI

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh 8400 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Untested
Browsing
8h 6min
Video
6h 25min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223 $ 800
In The Box
Tablet, Type-C cable, paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020 Jul 26, 2023

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
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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