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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has an overall score of 65.7, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A8's general score of 62.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is a way older and incredibly thicker tablet than the Galaxy Tab A8, but Samsung was able to build it much lighter anyway. Both tablets we compare here come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version, so it gives a lot of extra features.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a much smaller display, a way worse 800 x 1280 resolution and a quite worse number of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has 4 lesser cores and 1 GB lesser RAM.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) captures a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A8. Both have a camera in the back with an 8 mega-pixels resolution. Galaxy Tab A8 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 32 GB internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 features a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 41 percent greater battery capacity.
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