The latest in Samsung’s Tab line, the Galaxy Tab A, is rolling out to Canadian retailers and Samsung Experience Stores starting today, the South-Korean device vendor has announced.
Two models of the device, one at 8 inches across and another at 9.7 inches will be available. Samsung’s US website lists the models at $230 and $300 respectively.
While the specs for the two devices are very similar, some key differences aside from the size include the S Pen that comes with the 9.7-inch tablet, the 1.5 GB vs 2.0 GB of RAM, and the 4200 mAh vs 6000 mAh batteries on the two respective models.
The devices will come with Android 5.0 and will be bundled with Microsoft Office for Android, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, as well as a three-month trial of Next Issue.
Here are the full specs:
| TabA 8.0 (White / Titanium) | TabA 9.7 with S-Pen (White / Titanium) | |
| Size | 8.0″ TFT | 9.7″ TFT |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 (XGA) | 1024 x 768 (XGA) |
| S Pen Support | No | Yes |
| Processor | 1.2GHz Quad-Core | 1.2GHz Quad-Core |
| OS | Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| USB Version | USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 |
| Location Technology | GPS,Glonass,Beidou | GPS,Glonass,Beidou |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz, HT40 | 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4+5GHz, HT40 |
| Bluetooth Version | Bluetooth v4.1 | Bluetooth v4.1 |
| Internal Memory | 1.5 GB RAM, 16GB ROM | 2.0 GB RAM, 16GB ROM |
| External Memory Support | MicroSD (Up to 128GB) | MicroSD (Up to 128GB) |
| Video Recording Resolution | HD (1280 x 720)@30fps | HD (1280 x 720)@30fps |
| Main Camera – Resolution | CMOS 5.0 MP | CMOS 5.0 MP |
| Front Camera – Resolution | CMOS 2.0 MP | CMOS 2.0 MP |
| Sensors | Accelerometer,Hall Sensor,RGB Sensor | Accelerometer,Hall Sensor,RGB Sensor |
| Dimension (HxWxD, mm) | 208.4 x 137.9 x 7.5 | 242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 |
| Weight (g) | 314 | 450 |
| Standard Battery Capacity (mAh) | 4200 | 6000 |