Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Apr 27, 2020
Released · Jan 13, 2022
8.4-inch
10.5-inch
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh
7040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020 Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$240

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
10.9 oz (309.0 g) 17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mocha Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body 10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
TFT TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm) Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Mali G52 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Yes
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
ANT+ Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With LTE
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
Memory 4GB/128GB
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