Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Oct 08, 2020
Released · Apr 27, 2020
10.4-inch · 2000x1200px
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
7040 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
16.79 oz (476.0 g) 10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Dark gray, Silver, Gold Mocha

Display

Size
10.4-inch 8.4-inch
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD TFT
Screen-to-body
78.94 % 80.91 %
Features
Ambient light sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm) Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
Octa-core
2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 610 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
3GB 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223 $ 240
In The Box
Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020 Mar 25, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
with LTE support
Weight 16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM
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