Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$250

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches 206.5 x 126.7 x 8.9 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	12.64 oz (358.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 70.90% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Loudspeaker
Features
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, 17, 20, 28	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) Specs