Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Nov 10, 2016
Released · Apr 27, 2020
8.0-inch · 1920x1200px
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
5100 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 10, 2016 Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250 $240

Design

Dimensions
8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches
209.8 x 128 x 7.9 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
11.99 oz / 340.0 g 10.9 oz / 309.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue Mocha

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 69.09% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
1920x1200px, 283 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 617 8952 (28 nm) Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 405 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.0
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 13 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording
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