Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5	Google Pixel 6a
Released · Aug 24, 2018	Released · Jul 21, 2022
10.5-inch · 1920x1200px	6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
3GB · 32GB	6GB · 128GB
7300 mAh	4410 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$449

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25GHz Cortex-A76 4x1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3313
3D Mark High
Untested	1620
3D Mark Low
Untested	1011

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Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMT595C
Measured SAR
Body: 1.26 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only


Weight	18.66 oz / 529.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$330

International


5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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