Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
17.92 oz / 508.0 g	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Adreno 740
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5657
3D Mark High
Untested	3853
3D Mark Low
Untested	3033

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Battery

Type
7040 mAh	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
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
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With LTE

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

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs
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