Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm	8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm
Weight
10.9 oz (309.0 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	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mocha	Black

Display

Size
8.4-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
80.91 %	68.46 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.9GHz Exynos M3 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5050 mAh, Li - Ion
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	13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Cellular

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 240	$ 490
In The Box
Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020	Sep 28, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	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 8.4 (2020) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs