Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$330

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black, Gold, Gray
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	6150 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single 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	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
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

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

LTE version

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM

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