Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021	Feb 09, 2022	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$699

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm	6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm	6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches 165.8 x 254.3 x 6.5 mm
Weight
17.92 oz / 508.0 g	17.74 oz / 503.0 g	18.48 oz / 524.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
		Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.69% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	LTPS, 120Hz	IPS LCD, 90Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2304x1440px, 249 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2400 MHz
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Adreno 730	Mali G68 MP5
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (13, 12)	Android (13)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	8000 mAh	8000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
5 MP	12 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
		5G Ready

Alternative variants

With LTE

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 5G

Weight	17.88 oz / 507.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	18.45 oz / 523.0 g

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

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