Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2016 | March 2019 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2016 | Coming Soon - April 2019 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Metallic Black | Black, Gray |
| Form Factor | |
| 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) |
| Weight | |
| 525 g (18.52 oz) | 325 g (11.46 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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) |
| SAR EU | |
|
- W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body) |
0.68 W/kg (head) 1.50 W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Stylus |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] | Mali-G71 MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| 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 |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 7300 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |