Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/128GB - $559

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
12.17 oz / 345.0 g	17.39 oz / 493.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Silver	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Adreno 504	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	8827 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
2 MP	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz / 347.0 g
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

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