Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm	8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches 206.5 x 126.7 x 8.9 mm
Weight
18.52 oz / 525.0 g	12.64 oz / 358.0 g
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.96% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 70.90% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
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, 7, 9, 20	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
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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