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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs

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Released

Oct 10, 2017

Display

8.0-inch
1280 x 800 px

Camera

8 MP Main
5 MP Selfie

Battery

5000 mAh

Storage

16GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
2GB RAM

OS

Android 9.0 Pie
Samsung One UI

Description

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) is an entry-level slate that sports an 8-inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. On the inside, the tablet packs a 1.4GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage. The Galaxy Tab A (2017) has a decent 8-megapixel camera on the back and a secondary 5-megapixel selfie camera. Samsung included a generous 5,000 mAh battery inside and Android 7.1 Nougat is running on board.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-T385

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Display
Size:	8.0-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 800 px, 189 PPI
Technology:	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body:	70.45 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor:	Quad-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 308
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS:	Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI
Device type:	Tablet

Battery
Capacity:	5000 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus)
Specifications:	Aperture size: F1.9
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front:	5 MP
Video capture:	1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches (212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm)
Weight:	12.84 oz (364.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Metal
Features:	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Gold
Phone functionality:	Yes

Cellular
4G (FDD):	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD):	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G:	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type:	Nano SIM

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring:	Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	4.2
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB:	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Location:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other:	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Other features:	Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced:	Oct 10, 2017

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