Samsung Galaxy Book2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Book2 Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Nov 02, 2018
Released · Jan 13, 2022
12.0-inch · 1440x2160px
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
6120 mAh
7040 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2018 Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1000

Design

Dimensions
11.32 x 7.89 x 0.3 inches
287.5 x 200.4 x 7.6 mm
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
28 oz / 794.0 g 17.92 oz / 508.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Colors
Silver Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Tablet dock
Dock Features: Backlit keyboard
Dock Features
Backlit keyboard

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 74.41% screen-to-body 10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
1440x2160px, 3:2 ratio, 216 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 850 SDM850 (10 nm) Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2950 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 630 Mali G52 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Windows (10 S) Android (11)

Battery

Type
6120 mAh 7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1, Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, i
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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