Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)
Released · Jul 05, 2019
Released · Jan 13, 2022
Released · Mar 12, 2025
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
5100 mAh
7040 mAh
7698 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019 Dec 15, 2021 Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$349

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches
248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
12.17 oz / 345.0 g 17.92 oz / 508.0 g 16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver Gray, Silver, Pink Gold Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body 10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body 10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
TFT TFT, 60Hz IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI 2360x1640px, 264 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested 529 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested Untested 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm) Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 504 Mali G52 MP2 Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (11) iPadOS (18.x)
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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested Untested 2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested Untested 5837
3D Mark High
Untested Untested 2538
3D Mark Low
Untested Untested 2284

Battery

Type
5100 mAh 7040 mAh 7698 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 36min
Browsing
10h 17min
Video
6h 20min
Gaming
7h 42min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes Yes
Front
2 MP 5 MP 12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0 5.3
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM