Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) vs Google Pixel 5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$700

Design

Dimensions
8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches 206.5 x 126.7 x 8.9 mm	5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm
Weight
12.64 oz / 358.0 g	5.33 oz / 151.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Just black, Sorta sage

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.90% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 86.75% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 430 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 620
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4080 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

11h 26min

Video

8h 49min

Gaming

6h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A4RGD1YQ
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile

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

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