Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Google Pixel Slate Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Google Pixel Slate
Released · Jan 13, 2022
Released · Nov 22, 2018
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
12.3-inch · 2000x3000px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
16GB · 256GB
7040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021 Oct 09, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$1599

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches
290.85 x 202.04 x 7.0 mm
Weight
17.92 oz / 508.0 g 25.79 oz / 731.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold Blue

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body 12.3-inch, 76.71% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz IPS LCD, 400 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI 2000x3000px, 293 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) Intel Core-i7 8500Y (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
Dual-core
1500 MHz
GPU
Mali G52 MP2 Intel HD Graphics 615
Memory
3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11) Chrome OS

Battery

Type
7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
Yes 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

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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