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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9

Summary
56%
74%
Display

10.5" (26.67 cm)

1200x1920 px, 216 PPI

8.7" (22.1 cm)

800x1340 px, 179 PPI

Performance

Unisoc T618

3 GB RAM

MediaTek Helio G99

4 GB RAM

Storage

32 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

64 GB

1 TB (Expandable)

Battery

7040 mAh

5100 mAh

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 17,229 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 598 ratings

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General
Launch Date

January 17, 2022 (Official)

October 9, 2023 (Official)

Brand

Samsung

Samsung

Model

Galaxy Tab A8 2021

Galaxy Tab A9

Operating System

Android v11

Android v13

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Samsung One UI

Network

5G: Not Supported in India,
4G: Not Available,
3G: Not Available

5G: Not Supported in India,
4G: Not Available,
3G: Not Available

Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Quick Charging

Design
Dimensions

Height: 246.7 mm
Width: 161.9 mm
Thickness: 6.9 mm

Height: 211 mm
Width: 124.7 mm
Thickness: 8 mm

Weight

508 grams

332 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal

Colours

Silver, Pink Gold, Gray

Silver, Dark Blue, Gray

Display
Screen Size

10.5 " (26.67 cm)

8.7 " (22.1 cm)

Screen Resolution

1200 x 1920 pixels

800 x 1340 pixels

Pixel Density

216 ppi

179 ppi

Display Type

TFT

TFT

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Screen to Body Ratio

80.32 %

81.88 %

Performance
Chipset

Unisoc T618

MediaTek Helio G99

Processor

Octa core (2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Octa core (2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Architecture

64 bit

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-G52 MP2

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

Storage
Internal Memory

32 GB

64 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 1 TB

, Up to 1 TB

User Available Storage

Up to 19.1 GB

Up to 45 GB

Camera
Main Camera
Resolution

8 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

No

No

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

7040 mAh

5100 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

User Replaceable

No

No

Quick Charging

, Fast, 15W

, Fast, 15W

USB Type-C

Network & Connectivity
Network Support

5G Not Supported in India

5G Not Supported in India

Voice Calling

No

No

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

, v5.0

, v5.3

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

No

No

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging

Mass storage device, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos

Special Features
Fingerprint Sensor

No

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

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