Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$699

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
17.74 oz / 503.0 g	17.92 oz / 508.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
LTPS, 120Hz	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 730	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
8000 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With LTE

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

With 5G

Weight	17.88 oz / 507.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready
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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