Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 2019 WiFi
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Dimensions | 246.80 x 161.90 x 6.90 mm | 210.00 x 124.40 x 8.00 mm |
| Weight | 508.00 g | 347.00 g |
| Display size | 10.50" | 8.00" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 60 Hz 1200 x 1920 px (10.50") 216 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 800 x 1280 px (8.00") 189 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 7040 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 5100 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Fast Charging | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB, 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 512 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Interface | One UI | - |
| Processor | Unisoc Tiger T618 UMS512T | - |
| Processor clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali G52 MP2 | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |  |
| Announced | 4Q 2021 | 3Q 2019 |
| Other names | SM-X205; SM-X205C; SM-X205N | SM-T290 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2300 | |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | AF | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | |
| LTE UP | - | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v4.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 4 | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |