Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
70.45 %	70.98 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 504
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	Jul 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs