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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-01-13 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 210 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 score. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version, so it gives a couple additional features and performance improvements. Even being the best portable tablet we compare here, it must be told that it's also an extremely older, just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker portable tablet.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and a 3 GB RAM. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a little greater pixels amount per inch of display and a slightly higher resolution of 1200 x 1920.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A8. They have a back facing camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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