Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite vs Alcatel JOY TAB 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020	May 27, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$240	$160	$120

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm	8.37 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches 212.5 x 124.7 x 8.0 mm	8.24 x 4.93 x 0.34 inches 209.4 x 125.2 x 8.7 mm
Weight
10.9 oz / 309.0 g	12.91 oz / 366.0 g	10.93 oz / 310.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mocha	Grey, Silver	Metallic Black
Phone functionality
		Yes

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body	8.7-inch, 81.06% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 70.81% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	TFT, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI	1340x800px, 5:3 ratio, 179 PPI	1280x800px, 16:9 ratio, 189 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Mediatek Helio P22T MT8768T (12 nm)	MediaTek MT8766B
Processor
Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2000 MHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	PowerVR GE8320	IMG PowerVR GE8300
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSD up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (11)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5100 mAh	4080 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	5 MP
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	2 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
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	Wireless screen share
Radio
		Yes

Cellular

LTE Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66		2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 66, 71
TDD Bands
		41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8		5, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s		LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM		Nano SIM
HD Voice
		No
VoLTE
		No

Alternative variants

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With LTE

Weight	13.09 oz / 371.0 g
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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Full Specs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs

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