Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Samsung Galaxy Tab S7
Released · Jan 13, 2022
Released · Aug 11, 2023
Released · Aug 21, 2020
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
11.0-inch · 2560x1600px
11.0-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
7040 mAh
8400 mAh
8000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021 Jul 26, 2023 Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $800

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
9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
Weight
17.92 oz / 508.0 g 17.57 oz / 498.0 g 17.71 oz / 502.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold Beige, Graphite Phantom navy

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body 11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body 11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR LCD, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.6 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3
2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715
2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710
3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
Octa-core
3000 MHz
Kryo 585
GPU
Mali G52 MP2 Adreno 740 Adreno 650
Memory
3GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
8GB/128GB (UFS)
12GB/256GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (14, 13) Android (11, 10)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 2128 Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 5657 Untested
3D Mark High
Untested 3853 Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested 3033 Untested

Battery

Type
7040 mAh 8400 mAh, Li - Polymer 8000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wired: 45.0W Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
8h 6min
Video
6h 25min
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Yes
Front
5 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3 5.0
WLAN
dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou 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 Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78 SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM Nano SIM