Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Compare phone and tablet specifications of up to three devices at once.

Display

Size:

10.5 inches
11.0 inches

Resolution:

1920 x 1080 pixels, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI

Technology:

TFT
Dynamic AMOLED

Refresh rate:

60Hz
120Hz

Screen-to-body:

76.09 %

Features:

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)

Processor:

Octa-core, 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core, 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510

GPU:

Mali G52 MP2
Adreno 740

RAM:

3GB
8GB

Internal storage:

32GB
128GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 1024 GB
microSDXC up to 1024 GB

OS:

Android (11)
Android (13)

Device type:

Tablet
Tablet

Battery

Capacity:

7040 mAh
8400 mAh

Type:

Not user replaceable

Charging:

Fast charging

Max charge speed:

Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear:

Single camera
Single camera

Main camera:

8 MP (Autofocus)
13 MP (Autofocus)

Flash:

LED

Video recording:

Yes
Yes

Front:

5 MP
12 MP

Design

Dimensions:

9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches (246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm)
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches (254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm)

Weight:

17.92 oz (508.0 g)
17.57 oz (498.0 g)

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)
Fingerprint (touch)

Colors:

Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Beige, Graphite

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack
No 3.5mm jack

Speakers:

Multiple speakers
Multiple speakers

Features:

Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

Wireless screen share
Wireless screen share

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

5.0
5.3

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, Wi-Fi 6E; Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0
Type-C (reversible)

Features:

Charging
Charging, OTG

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Accelerometer

Other:

Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Availability

Officially announced:

Dec 15, 2021
Jul 26, 2023
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