Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2	Samsung Galaxy A21s
Released · Nov 01, 2017	Released · Jun 19, 2020
8.0-inch · 1280x800px	6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera	Quad camera
3GB · 16GB	3GB · 32GB
4450 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	May 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$520	€240

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
14.78 oz (419.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, White, Blue, Red
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-G76
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMT395C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only


Weight	14.64 oz (415.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$420

with 4GB RAM


Memory	4GB/64GB

with 6GB RAM


Memory	6GB/64GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs
PhoneArena Review
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