Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 & S Pen

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 & S Pen

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.9 , 27 mm

5 MP
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

720p
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

-
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, compass