Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
Released · Oct 01, 2016
Released · Apr 26, 2019
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
7040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 30, 2016 Feb 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$480

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches
245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
Weight
6.42 oz / 182.0 g 14.11 oz / 400.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Blue Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.51% screen-to-body 10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes Adreno 615
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 7040 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Hyperlapse
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
with LTE support
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type Nano SIM
with 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB
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