Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$559

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With LTE

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$329

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$429

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs
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