Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)
Released · Jul 01, 2016
Released · September 2018
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 8GB
2GB · 32GB
2600 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches
206.5 x 126.7 x 8.9 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 12.64 oz / 358.0 g
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.01% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 70.90% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED TFT
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-400 MP2 Adreno 308
Memory
1.5GB/8GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
5 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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