Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Display

Size
10.5-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
1920 x 1080 px, 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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

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Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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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

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Overall

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Photo

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Video

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Overall

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Photo

N/A

Video

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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 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging	Type-C (reversible), Features: 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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Review