Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Released · Jun 01, 2016	Released · Feb 25, 2022
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px	14.6-inch · 2960x1848px
Single camera	Dual camera
2GB · 16GB	8GB · 128GB
7300 mAh	11200 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$1099

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g)	25.61 oz (726.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Graphite

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.96% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50GHz Cortex-A710 4x1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 730
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh	11200 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
2 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light 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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

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 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage


Memory	16GB/512GB

With 5G


Weight	25.68 oz (728.0 g)
5G Bands	5G Ready

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs
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