Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2022-01-13 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super PLS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than Galaxy Tab A8, with a 70.2 score against 62.6. These tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11, so it provides a lot of extra features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) body is incredibly older, a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy Tab A8.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with an extremely better CPU than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels quantity per inch in the screen and a slightly better 1200 x 1920 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 4% more battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a greater camera than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a camera with an 8 MP.
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