Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
Released · Oct 10, 2017
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 10, 2017

Design

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

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 189 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording
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