Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
| Type | Tablet Phone | A tablet |
| Dimensions | 201.90 x 124.70 x 8.00 mm | 253.80 x 165.30 x 6.30 mm |
| Weight | 366.00 g | 507.00 g |
| Display size | 8.70" | 11.00" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 60 Hz 800 x 1340 px (8.70") 179 ppi | Color / LTPS TFT 16M colors 120 Hz 1600 x 2560 px (11.00") 274 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 5100 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 8000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Fast Charging | Quick Charge 2.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| RAM memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 |
| Interface | One UI | One UI 4.1 |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio G99 MT8781 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 |
| Processor clock | 2200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 730 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) |  | 0,231 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(eSIM, nanoSIM) | |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | nd |
| Hybrid DualSIM | | nd |
| Announced | 4Q 2023 | 1Q 2022 |
| Other names | SM-X115; SM-X117 | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF | AF |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | nd | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | nd | 6 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | nd | FF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| 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 | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | |
| LTE UP | - | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v3.2 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
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 | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 4 |
| Audio Jack | 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, FLAC, MID, OGA, OGG, 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 | | |