| Local Name | Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) |
| Additional Information | Versions: T280 (Wi-Fi only); T285 (4G/Wi-Fi) |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2016, March |
| Status | Available. Released 2016, March |
| Dimensions | 186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm (7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 283 g (9.98 oz) |
| Build | Plastic body |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 7.0 inches, 142.1 cm2 (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| OS | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410Spreadtrum SC9830 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| GPU | Adreno 306Mali-400MP2 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Camera Features | Panorama |
| Alert Types | MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer |
| Messaging | Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Features Summary | MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery |
| Talk Time | Up to 11 h (multimedia) |
| Music Play | Up to 100 h |
| Colors | Pearl White, Metallic Black |
| SAR EU | 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) |
