Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy A73
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| December 2021 | Not announced yet |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - December 2021 | Rumored |
| Colors | |
| Gray, Silver, Pink Gold | Black; other colors |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm (9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in) |
163.8 x 76 x 7.6 mm (6.45 x 2.99 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 508 g (17.92 oz) | - |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE (unspecified) | LTE (unspecified) |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) ) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 11 | Android 12 |
| User Interface | |
| One UI 3.0 | One UI 4 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali G52 MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 619 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 8 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP [Similar] | 108 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| 8 MP, AF |
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
|
5 MP 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Unspecified |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 128 GB, 8 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSDXC (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 15W |
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast battery Charging 33W |
| Capacity | |
| 7040 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |