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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs

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Released

Jul 05, 2019

Display

8.0-inch
1280 x 800 px

Camera

8 MP Main
2 MP Selfie

Battery

5100 mAh

Storage

32GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
2GB RAM

OS

Android 11
Samsung One UI

Description

The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a sleek metallic design meant to give it a premium look and feel. As the name suggests, the tablet sports an 8-inch WXGA display with 16:10 ratio. On the inside, Samsung included a 2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 processor, only 2GB RAM, and 32GB expandable storage. The tablet also features an 8-megapixel rear camera and a secondary 2-megapixel camera in the front. Dual speakers and a generous 5,100 mAh battery are included as well.

This device is also known as Samsung SM-T290

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Display
Size:	8.0-inch
Resolution:	1280 x 800 px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology:	TFT
Screen-to-body:	70.98 %
Features:	Ambient light sensor

Hardware
System chip:	Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor:	Quad-core, 1950 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU:	Adreno 504
RAM:	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage:	32GB
Storage expansion:	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS:	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI
Device type:	Tablet

Battery
Capacity:	5100 mAh
Type:	Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording:	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Features:	Video calling, Video sharing
Front:	2 MP

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches (210 x 124.4 x 8 mm)
Weight:	12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials:	Back: Aluminum
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors:	Black, Silver

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Speakers:	Multiple speakers
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:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Charging, Mass storage device
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer
Other:	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Availability
Officially announced:	Jul 05, 2019

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Alternative variants

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)

SM-T295 with LTE

Differences from the main variant:
Weight:	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed:	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

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