Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches 165.8 x 254.3 x 6.5 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
18.48 oz (524.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
10.9-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2304x1440px, 249 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.69 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali G68 MP5	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
6GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
8000 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
12 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Learn more on our PhoneArena Camera Test Results page

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 549
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	18.45 oz (523.0 g)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Google Pixel 8a Review