Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Released · Jul 05, 2019
Released · Aug 09, 2019
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Dual camera
2GB · 32GB
8GB · 256GB
5100 mAh
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
12.17 oz (345.0 g) 14.82 oz (420.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum 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, Silver Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
8.0-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
TFT Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.98 % 81.93 %
Features
Ambient light sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 504 Adreno 640
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3) 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB 256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh 7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 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
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
2 MP 8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers 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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019 Jul 31, 2019

Alternative variants

with LTE
Weight 12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
with LTE support
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type Nano SIM
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