Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2019)
Samsung Galaxy S9
samsung galaxy s9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced July 2019 February 2018
Status Coming Soon - July 2019 Coming Soon, March 2018
Price - Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Carbon Black, Silver Gray Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
(8.27 x 4.9 x 0.31 in)
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
Weight 345g (12.17oz) 163 g (5.75 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 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface - Samsung Experience
Processor Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM429 Snapdragon 429 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 504 [Similar] Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 1 TB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.80% 84.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features 8 MP, AF
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 1 TB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 5100 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -