Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone XR

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced March 2015 September 2017 September 2018
Status Available - May 2015 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2018
Price Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 313 g (11.04 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) iOS 11 iOS 12
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU - - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 64/256 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5.5 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.00% 67.25% 79.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels Dual 12 MP 12 MP
Flash No Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.0 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4200 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 25 h (3G)