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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-10-10 | -- |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 12.84 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a general score of 73.3 against 65.7. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra design is incredibly lighter and a lot thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). Both of these tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has the older 13 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a way better performance than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way better 1848 x 2960px resolution, a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a really bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a lot lower 8 megapixels resolution back camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 10880mAh of battery capacity.
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