Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Blackview Tab 18
Product
Price
260 USD
259 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Blackview
Model No
Galaxy Tab A 9.7
Tab 18
Launch Date
2015, May 01
2023, November 01
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE
Dimensions
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.30 in)
277.6 x 173.2 x 7.9 mm (10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 in)
Weight
490 g (1.08 lb)
632 g (1.39 lb)
SIM
Micro-SIM
Stylus - P550/P555 only
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Stylus support
Colors
Smoky Titanium, Smoky Blue, White
Turquoise Green, Glacier Blue, Space Grey
Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 350 nits
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~72.0% screen-to-body ratio)
12.0 inches, 409.9 cm2 (~85.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~132 ppi density)
1200 x 2000 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~194 ppi density)
OS
Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android 13, Doke OS_P 4.0
CPU
Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Mediatek MT8781 Helio G99 (6nm)
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
1.5GB
12GB
Storage
16GB
256GB
UFS 2.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
5 MP, AF
16MP
Video
720p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Features
LED flash
Lens 1
2 MP
8MP
Video
Yes
Capacity
Li-Ion 6000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 8800 mAh, non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 14 h 30 min (multimedia) (2G) / Up to 40 h (3G)
Charging
33W wired
Sensors
Accelerometer, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
YES
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
YES
No
Tuned by Harman Kardon
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP
5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio
No
FM Radio
USB
microUSB 2.0
USB Type-C, OTG