Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$800

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Beige, Graphite
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 740
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (14, 13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5657
3D Mark High
Untested	3853
3D Mark Low
Untested	3033

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Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
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

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
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 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 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, eSIM

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

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