Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 June 2014 December 2021
Status Available - July 2014 Available - July 2014 Coming Soon - December 2021
Colors White, Black Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm
(8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 in)
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm
(9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
(9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in)
Weight 294 g (10.37 oz) 467 g (16.47 oz) 508 g (17.92 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 11
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5420 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 330 Mali G52 MP2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ WUXGA TFT Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 8.4 inches 10.5 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.71% 72.66% 79.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging 8 MP, AF
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Capacity 4900 mAh 7900 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -