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| Global Score | |
| 78.4 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-10-04 | 2018-09-20 |
| 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.48 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2304 x 1440 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 249 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G68 MP5 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a general score of 78.4, which is better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s 68.3 global score. These devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S9 FE has the older 13 version while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo. Even though the Galaxy Tab S9 FE is way heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), it's noticeably thinner and newer.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with a sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a lot larger screen, a lot better 1440 x 2304 resolution and a better pixel count per screen inch.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, although it has a back facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with just a bit more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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