Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021	Jul 31, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$730

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
17.92 oz / 508.0 g	14.82 oz / 420.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Adreno 640
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, 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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Alternative variants

With LTE

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

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