Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Alcatel |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-01-13 | 2019-10-20 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 8.25 x 4.92 x 0.34 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 10.37 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Metalic Black |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 210 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | MediaTek MT8165A chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Mali-760 MP2 GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is a little bit better than the Alcatel JOY TAB, getting a 62.6 score against 59.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is a way newer and thinner portable tablet than Alcatel JOY TAB, but it's also a lot heavier. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has older 11 version while Alcatel JOY TAB has Android 9.0 Pie.
Alcatel JOY TAB features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a much smaller screen, a much lower resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and a just a little inferior amount of pixels per display inch. Galaxy Tab A8 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than Alcatel JOY TAB, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The Alcatel JOY TAB counts with a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 less processing cores. Alcatel JOY TAB shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a lot less mega-pixels back camera. Galaxy Tab A8 features a much better battery performance than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has a 73% larger battery size.
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