Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2016 March 2019 July 2019
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - July 2019
Price Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Black, Gray Carbon Black, Silver Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm
(7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 325 g (11.46 oz) 345g (12.17oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE (unspecified)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
0.92 W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging , EMail, IM
Build Features - - Stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - One UI -
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM429 Snapdragon 429
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 504
RAM 2/3 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB

display Display

Type PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.1 inches 10.1 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 120.12% 70.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash No
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama 8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
8 MP, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 1 TB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 7300 mAh 4200 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -