Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
17.04 oz (483.0 g)	10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock	2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray	Mocha

Display

Size
10.5-inch	8.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	TFT
Screen-to-body
78.07 %	80.91 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 50.5 GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
7300 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 650	$ 240
In The Box
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charger, USB Type-C cable, User Manual And Warranty Card, S-Pen	Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Mar 25, 2020

Alternative variants

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz (483.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
MSRP	€ 760

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 750

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Review