Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$699

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	17.74 oz / 503.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	LTPS, 120Hz
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 730
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	8000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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 (Autofocus)
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

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 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, 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
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	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 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 5G

Weight	17.88 oz / 507.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

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