Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)	Google Pixel 7a
Released · Apr 27, 2020	Released · May 10, 2023
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px	6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	4385 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$240	$499 \| €509

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm	6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
10.9 oz (309.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mocha	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (15, 14, 13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
5 MP	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs	Google Pixel 7a Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Google Pixel 7a Review