Google Pixel Slate vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel Slate Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Nov 22, 2018
Released · Jan 13, 2022
12.3-inch
10.5-inch
Single camera
Single camera
16GB · 256GB
3GB · 32GB
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches
290.85 x 202.04 x 7.0 mm
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
25.79 oz (731.0 g) 17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Blue Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
12.3-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
2000x3000px, 293 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD TFT
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
76.71 % 76.09 %
Peak brightness
400 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core-i7 8500Y (14 nm) Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1500 MHz
Octa-core
2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615 Mali G52 MP2
RAM
16GB 3GB
Internal storage
256GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Chrome OS Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1599

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2018 Dec 15, 2021

Alternative variants

With LTE
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 128GB
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