Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$800

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 740	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E 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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
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
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

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 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

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