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| Global Score | |
| 68.3 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-20 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 12.64 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| $ 250.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.03 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 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
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A8, getting a global score of 68.3 against 62.6. Both tablets we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a noticeably older and much thicker tablet device than Galaxy Tab A8, but Samsung was able to make it notably lighter anyway.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and 4 lesser cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a little bit lower display density, a much smaller display and a lot lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures way better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a much less mega pixels resolution camera. Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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