The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is a 9.7-inch
Android-based
tablet computer
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being com ...
produced and marketed by
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (, sometimes shortened to SEC and stylized as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea. It is the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, a ...
. It belongs to the mid-range
Samsung Galaxy Tab
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a line of Android-based and Windows-based tablet computers produced by Samsung Electronics. The first model in the series, the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, was presented to the public on 2 September 2010 at the IFA in B ...
''A'' series, which also includes an 8.0-inch model, the
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is an Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the mid-range "A" line, which also includes a 9.7 inch model. It was announced in March 2015, and subsequently released ...
. It was announced in March 2015, and subsequently released on 1 May 2015.
History
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 was announced together with the smaller
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 in March 2015.
Features
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is released with
Android 5.0 Lollipop
Android Lollipop ( codenamed Android L during development) is the fifth major version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google and the 12th version of Android, spanning versions between 5.0 and 5.1.1. Unveiled on June 25, 2014 ...
. Samsung has customized the interface with its
TouchWiz
TouchWiz was a user interface developed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd with partners, featuring a full touch user interface. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as an operating system. TouchWiz is used internally by Samsung for smartphones, ...
software. As well as the standard suite of Google apps, it has Samsung apps such as S Planner, WatchON, Smart Stay, Multi-Window, Group Play, Multi-user mode, SideSync 4.0. The S-Pen models are also equipped with the S-Pen suite found in the
Samsung Galaxy Note
The Samsung Galaxy Note series is a discontinued line of high-end Android phablets and smartphones developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The line is primarily oriented towards pen computing; all Galaxy Note models ship with a styl ...
series.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 equipped models are available in WiFi-only and 4G/LTE & WiFi variants. Storage ranges from 16 GB to 32 GB depending on the model, with a
microSDXC
Secure Digital, officially abbreviated as SD, is a proprietary format, proprietary non-volatile memory, non-volatile Flash memory, flash memory card format developed by the SD Association, SD Association (SDA) for use in portable devices.
The s ...
card slot for expansion up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab A S-Pen Specifications
Samsung. Retrieved 2 January 2016. It has a 9.7-inch TFT LCD
A thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) is a variant of a liquid-crystal display that uses thin-film-transistor technology to improve image qualities such as addressability and contrast. A TFT LCD is an active matrix LCD, in con ...
screen with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels and a pixel density of 132 ppi. It also features a 2 MP front camera without flash and a rear-facing 5.0 MP AF camera without flash.
Software
The Galaxy Tab A was released with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.
Unlike the smaller 8.0 inch model, the rollout of the Android Marshmallow
Android Marshmallow ( codenamed Android M during development) is the sixth major version of the Android operating system developed by Google, being the successor to Android Lollipop. It was announced at Google I/O on May 28, 2015, and release ...
Update started in May 2016. The Android 7.1.1 Nougat started in September 2017.
See also
*Comparison of tablet computers
This is a list of tablet computers, grouped by intended audience and form factor.
Media tablets
Multimedia tablets are compared in the following tables.
Larger than screen
Following two tables compare larger than screen multimedia tablets rele ...
*Samsung Galaxy Tab series
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a line of Android-based and Windows-based tablet computers produced by Samsung Electronics. The first model in the series, the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, was presented to the public on 2 September 2010 at the IFA in B ...
*Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is an Android-based tablet computer produced and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It belongs to the mid-range "A" line, which also includes a 9.7 inch model. It was announced in March 2015, and subsequently released ...
References
External links
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