Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm	8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
12.17 oz (345.0 g)	12.84 oz (364.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black, Gold
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1280x800px, 189 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.98 %	70.45 %
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504	Adreno 308
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB	16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, 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(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

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	Oct 10, 2017

Alternative variants

with LTE

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs