Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD
Released · Oct 10, 2017
Released · Nov 10, 2016
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
8.0-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 16GB
5000 mAh
5100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017 Nov 10, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches
209.8 x 128 x 7.9 mm
Weight
12.84 oz / 364.0 g 11.99 oz / 340.0 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 Gray, Blue
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 69.09% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI 1920x1200px, 283 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 617 8952 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 405
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion 5100 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 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
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, 4, 13
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording Voice commands, Voice recording
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