Tablets

Galaxy Tab A8 (T618, Early 2022) vs iPad 5 (A9, Early 2017) Full Specs

CPU
Tiger T6188 Cores (2P+6E)
CPU
A9 (Samsung)2 Cores
GPU
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz24 Shaders
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9192 Shaders
Memory
Memory
2GBLPDDR4-3200
Storage
Storage
Display
10.5" LCD1920x1200 350Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Display
9.7" LCD IPS2048x1536 500Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Other Upgrades
-
Other Upgrades
Price
$180
Price
$329

CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
USB 2.0
Audio
Storage
MicroSD
CPU
iGPU
Memory
Chipset
Audio
Storage
Lightning

Tiger T618
A9 (Samsung)
8 Cores(2P+6E)
8 Threads
2GHz
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz

Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
PowerVR GT7600 A9
24 Shaders
850MHz
192 Shaders
650MHz

2GBLPDDR4-3200

10.5" LCD1920x1200 350Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
9.7" LCD IPS2048x1536 500Nits 60Hz Touch Glossy
Panel & HDR
LCD
Panel & HDR
LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio
49.55 in² 16:10
Area & Aspect Ratio
45.16 in² 4:3
Brightness
300 nits 350 nits Peak
Brightness
500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Refresh & VRR
60Hz
Resolution
1920x1200 2.3M Pixels 216 ppi
Resolution
2048x1536 3.1M Pixels 264 ppi
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Backlight & Contrast
LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Viewing Angles
178° H 178° V
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Depth
8-bit
Color Coverage
-
Color Coverage
100% sRGB
Coating & Lamination
Fully Laminated
Coating & Lamination
-
Touchscreen
Yes
Touchscreen
Yes
External Display Mode
No
External Display Mode
Yes

Up to 10 hours
Up to 10 hours
27.1Wh
7040mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
32.9Wh
8827mAh
3.73V
Lithium-Ion

Camera
Camera
Megapixels
8 MP
Megapixels
8 MP
Pixel Size
1.12 µm
Pixel Size
1.12 µm
Aperture
Aperture
FOV
FOV
Lens
31mm
Lens
31mm
Zoom
x5.00 Digital Zoom-In
x0.84 Optical Zoom-In (Telephoto)
Zoom
x5.00 Digital Zoom-In
x1 Optical Zoom-In (Telephoto)
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
Max FPS
120 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
-
Features
Autofocus
-
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Features
Autofocus
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Modes
-
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode

Data
1x USB-C 2.0
Data
1x Lightning
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card Slots
1x microSDXC Card
Card Slots
-

Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 5.0
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 4.2

-

Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Beidou
Compass
Location
-

Charger
8W USB-A
Charger
12W USB-A
Output
8W 5.00V 1.60A
Output
12W 5.20V 2.31A
Input
0.30A
Input
0.50A
Protocol & Port
USB-A
Protocol & Port
USB-A
USB-PD
1.55A 5V (7.75W)
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)

Speakers
4
Speakers
2
Microphones
2
Microphones
2

Biometrics
-
Biometrics
Fingerprint

Launch OS
Android 11
Launch OS
iPadOS 10
Latest OS
-
Latest OS
iPadOS 16

Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Height
246.8 mm (9.72")
Width
161.9 mm (6.37")
Depth
6.9 mm (0.27")
Height
240 mm (9.45")
Width
169.5 mm (6.67")
Depth
7.5 mm (0.3")
Weight
0.51 kg
Weight
0.47 kg
Weight + Charger
-
Weight + Charger
0.54 kg
Volume
0.2757 L
Volume
0.3051 L

Release Date
2022-01-17
Release Date
2017-03-21
Warranty
1 year
Warranty
1 year
Description
T618, Early 2022
Description
A9, Early 2017