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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Jan 13, 2022
10.1-inch
10.5-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
7300 mAh
7040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021

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, 74.96% screen-to-body 10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

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
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Mali G52 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
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

Type
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
1080p (30 fps) Yes
Front
2 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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, 3, 5, 7, 9, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
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

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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