Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm	9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
12.84 oz (364.0 g)	15.13 oz (429.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch	9.7-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI	2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.45 %	72.71 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 530
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB	32GB, available to use: 24 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	6000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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	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
	$ 600

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017	Feb 26, 2017

Alternative variants

Weight	15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
MSRP	€ 769

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs