Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Released · Jan 13, 2022	Released · Aug 11, 2023
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px	11.0-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 128GB
7040 mAh	8400 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

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	11.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
TFT	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
76.09 %	83.20 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Adreno 740
RAM
3GB	8GB
Internal storage
32GB	128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (14, 13), One UI

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	12 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 800
In The Box
	Tablet, Type-C cable, paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021	Jul 26, 2023

Alternative variants

With LTE


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

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


RAM	12GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

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