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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3
Released · Jul 05, 2019
Released · Sep 28, 2020
8.0-inch
8.0-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
5100 mAh
5050 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019 Sep 28, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$490

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, 70.98% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
TFT IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm) Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.9GHz Exynos M3
4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 504 Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh 5050 mAh, 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
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
2 MP 5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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 GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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

Alternative variants

with LTE
Weight 12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $510
with LTE support
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP) $590
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