Alcatel JOY TAB vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Alcatel JOY TAB Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · October 2019
Released · Apr 27, 2020
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
4080 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
8.25 x 4.92 x 0.34 inches
209.6 x 125 x 8.6 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
10.37 oz (294.0 g) 10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Metalic Black Mocha

Display

Size
8.0-inch 8.4-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:9 ratio, 189 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
TFT
Screen-to-body
70.86 % 80.91 %
Features
Ambient light sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT8165A (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-760 MP2 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
2GB 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
4080 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
5 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
USB
microUSB Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 66(AWS-3), 71(600) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
3G
Bands 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, UMTS LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Body: 1.31 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 240
In The Box
Quick start guide, charger head, data cable, product safety & warranty, important customer safety infomation Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020
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