Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
Released · Oct 10, 2017	Released · Dec 16, 2023
8.0-inch · 1280x800px	6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
2GB · 16GB	4GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	Dec 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches 160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Blue Black, Light Blue
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.49% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 308	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

10h 41min

Video

12h 15min

Gaming

10h 19min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	50 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

136

Photo

107

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Links

Full specifications
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