Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.1-inch	10.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Technology
Super PLS LCD	TFT
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
74.96 %	76.09 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Mali G52 MP2
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	3GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 10.5 GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
7300 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	Yes
Front
2 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 9(1800), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced
	Dec 15, 2021

Alternative variants

With LTE

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs