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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2022-01-13 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Mocha | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 270 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than Galaxy Tab A8, with a overall score of 74.6 against 62.6. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is an older and just a little bit thicker tablet than Galaxy Tab A8, but Samsung was able to build it notably lighter anyway. These tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version, providing the user a couple nice extra features and improved performance.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a greater pixels amount per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have 8 cores and the same RAM amount. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a way better camera than Galaxy Tab A8. Both have a same resolution camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity.
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