Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	Aug 01, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$450

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm
Weight
12.84 oz / 364.0 g	18.84 oz / 534.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black, Gray, Blue
Phone functionality
Yes	Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	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
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	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	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

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

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