Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Feb 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$480

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	14.11 oz / 400.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black, Gold, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 615
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast 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	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps) Hyperlapse
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+

Multimedia

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

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)	$400

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

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