Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8	Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Released · Jan 13, 2022	Released · May 05, 2020
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px	10.4-inch · 2000x1200px
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
7040 mAh	7040 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021	Apr 16, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$350

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm	9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm
Weight
17.92 oz / 508.0 g	16.47 oz / 465.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold	Oxford gray, Angora blue, Chiffon pink

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI	2000x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2300 MHz 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 46min

Gaming

7h 52min

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
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	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Alternative variants

With LTE


Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

with LTE


Weight	16.47 oz / 467.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/64GB

with 128GB storage


Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$420

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/128GB

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