Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)
Released · Nov 01, 2017
Released · Jul 05, 2019
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
2GB · 32GB
4450 mAh
5100 mAh

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches
214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
14.78 oz (419.0 g) 12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch 8.0-inch
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD TFT
Screen-to-body
67.81 % 70.98 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 504
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4) 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.8 GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4450 mAh 5100 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 520

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017 Jul 05, 2019

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only
Weight 14.64 oz (415.0 g)
MSRP $ 420
with LTE
Weight 12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
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