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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2022-01-13 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A8 has an overall score of 62.6, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s score of 60.4. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A8 has older 11 version while Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. The Galaxy Tab A8 is a noticeably newer and way thinner tablet than Galaxy Tab A (2016), but it's also incredibly heavier.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a much powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 less CPU cores. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a really smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 800 x 1280, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a lot worse resolution camera in the back. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1 TB and more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A8 features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
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