Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2020 2021, January 14 July 2023
Status Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Coming Soon - August 2023
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 72,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Gray, Silver, Gold Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Beige, Graphite
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
(9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
(10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 in)
Weight 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 498 g (17.57 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 11 Android 13
User Interface One UI 2.1 One UI 3.1 One UI 5.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 740
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 10.4 inches 6.2 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.18% 86.12% 83.48%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 13 MP
Flash No LED Flash LED Flash
Features 8 MP, AF
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 45W
Capacity 7040 mAh 4000 mAh 8400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -