Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$450

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	11.22 x 7.28 x 0.22 inches 285 x 185 x 5.7 mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	20.81 oz / 575.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic silver, Phantom navy
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2800x1752px, 266 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	6.2 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 650
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	10090 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

6h 43min

Gaming

10h 10min

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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	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
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
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
LTE 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	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB

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