Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches 212.5 x 124.7 x 8.0 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	12.91 oz (366.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Metal Frame: Metal
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Grey, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.7-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	1340x800px, 5:3 ratio, 179 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
70.45 %	81.06 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	3GB
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Compass
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	Dolby Atmos, 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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 160

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	May 27, 2021

Alternative variants

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With LTE

Weight	13.09 oz (371.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Specs