Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced September 2017 March 2019 September 2020
Status Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming Soon - September 2020
Price Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, Gold Black, Gray Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm
(7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
(9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in)
Weight 364 g (12.84 oz) 325 g (11.46 oz) 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM 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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 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
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Stylus -
Notification LED No - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - One UI One UI 2.1
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Adreno 308 Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 610
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 8.0 inches 10.1 inches 10.4 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 120.12% 79.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM 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 Yes LED Flash No
Features Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR 8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
8 MP, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [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, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope 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
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 5000 mAh 4200 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -