Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2022 October 2023 October 2023
Status Coming Soon - February 2022 Available - October 2023 Coming Soon - October 2023
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold Graphite, Silver, Navy Graphite, Silver, Navy
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
(9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
211 x 124.7 x 8 mm
(8.31 x 4.91 x 0.31 in)
257.1 x 168.7 x 6.9 mm
(10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 in)
Weight 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 oz) - -
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network SA/NSA - SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 13 Android 13
User Interface One UI 4.1 One UI 5.1 One UI 5.1
Processor Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT8781V/CA Helio G99 (6nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 730 Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 619
RAM 12 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type WQXGA TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
HD+ TFT LCD Screen FHD+ TFT LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 11.0 inches 8.7 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi) 800 x 1340 pixels (179 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (206 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.90% 82.04% 80.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 6 MP 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash No No
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
8 MP, AF
8 MP, AF
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
2 MP
Yes [Similar]
5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS GPS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Capacity 8000 mAh 5100 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -