Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Apr 26, 2019
Released · Apr 27, 2020
10.5-inch
8.4-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
7040 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches
245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
14.11 oz (400.0 g) 10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver 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
81.50 % 80.91 %
Features
Ambient light sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 615 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Hyperlapse
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Autofocus), 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, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer
Other
ANT+ ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

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
$ 480 $ 240
In The Box
Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019 Mar 25, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 400
with LTE support
Phone functionality Yes
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), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type Nano SIM
with 6GB RAM
RAM 6GB
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