Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm	8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm
Weight
12.17 oz (345.0 g)	15.03 oz (426.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.98 %	68.46 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.9GHz Exynos M3 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 504	Mali-G72 MP18
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	5050 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 490

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019	Sep 28, 2020

Alternative variants

with LTE

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

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 510

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
MSRP	$ 590

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs