Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$520

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
14.78 oz / 419.0 g	17.92 oz / 508.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
5 MP	5 MP

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 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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	Dolby Atmos, 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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

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

With LTE

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

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

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