Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 31, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$250	$730

Design

Dimensions
8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches 206.5 x 126.7 x 8.9 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
12.64 oz / 358.0 g	14.82 oz / 420.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.90% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 640
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

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