Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2014 | December 2021 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2014 | Coming Soon - December 2021 |
| Colors | |
| Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze | Gray, Silver, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in) |
246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm (9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 467 g (16.47 oz) | 508 g (17.92 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 | LTE (unspecified) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) ) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android 11 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 3.0 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 330 [Similar] | Mali G52 MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 15W |
| Capacity | |
| 7900 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |