Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 2020
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP68 |  |
| Dimensions | 254.30 x 165.80 x 6.50 mm | 202.00 x 125.20 x 7.10 mm |
| Weight | 524.00 g | 309.00 g |
| Display size | 10.90" | 8.40" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 90 Hz 1440 x 2304 px (10.90") 249 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 1200 x 1920 px (8.40") 270 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 99 h (4.1 days) Video: 12 h (0.5 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | WiFi: 16 h (0.7 days) | WiFi: 11 h (0.5 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 8000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Fast Charging | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 256 GB | 32 GB |
| End-user memory | 99.9 GB | |
| RAM memory | 6 GB, 8 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 512 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android |
| Processor | Samsung Exynos 1380 S5E8835 | - |
| Processor clock | 2400 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G68 @950 MHz | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 4Q 2023 | 1Q 2020 |
| Other names | SM-X516B | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 1900, 1800, 1700, 850, 800, 700 |
| Standard 5G | FDD 5G: 2600, 2100, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD 5G: 3700, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300 | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.263, H.264, 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 | |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | Type-C | v2.0 |
| 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 | | 2 |
| 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, XMF | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| 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 | | |