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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Specs

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Released

Jun 01, 2016

Display

10.1-inch
1920 x 1200 px

Camera

8 MP Main
2 MP Selfie

Battery

7300 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa
2GB RAM

OS

Android 8.1 Oreo

Description

Sporting a 10.1-inch display (with 1200 x 1920 pixels), the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, and is powered by an octa-core processor (most likely, this is an Exynos 7870). The new Galaxy Tab weighs 525 grams, measures 155.3 x 254.2 x 8.2 mm, and has a 7300 mAh battery inside. Other features include an 8 MP rear camera, 2 MP front-facing camera, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of expandable internal memory.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-T585

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Display
Size:	10.1-inch
Resolution:	1920 x 1200 px, 224 PPI
Technology:	Super PLS LCD
Screen-to-body:	74.96 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor:	Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 10.5 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS:	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
Device type:	Tablet

Battery
Capacity:	7300 mAh
Type:	Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.9
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front:	2 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches (254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm)
Weight:	18.52 oz (525.0 g)
Features:	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, White

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 9(1800), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD):	Bands 40(2300)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other:	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features:	Voice commands, Voice recording

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