Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2022	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$699

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm	6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	17.74 oz / 503.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	LTPS, 120Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.4GHz CortexA-78 6x2.0G​Hz CortexA-55	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (13, 12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
621	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
1856	Untested
3D Mark High
636	Untested
3D Mark Low
631	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	8000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

15h 45min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
32 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 5G

Weight	17.88 oz / 507.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

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