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Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) vs Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

45 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
VS
38 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
4 / 128 GB
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
2 / 32 GB

Here we compared two budget tablets: the 10.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) (with Unisoc Tiger T618) that was released on December 15, 2021, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Helio P22T and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (308K versus 156K)
  • Has a 1.8 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1940 mAh larger battery capacity: 7040 vs 5100 mAh
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1866 MHz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • 21% higher pixel density (216 vs 179 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
  • Much smaller footprint: 34% more compact case (41.1 vs 62 square inches)
  • Weighs 142 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) and Tab A7 Lite crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
2 / 32 GB
48.3
(Average)
Value Index
42.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
vs
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 10.5 inches 8.7 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 800 x 1340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 5:3
PPI 216 ppi 179 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 350 nits 350 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 80% 81.3%
Display tests
RGB color space - 83.4%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 40 ms
Contrast - 1500:1
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
10.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 49.6 in2
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
8.7″ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~48% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 246.8 mm (9.72 inches) 212.5 mm (8.37 inches)
Width 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) 124.7 mm (4.91 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 508 g (17.92 oz) 366 g (12.91 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 400 cm2 (61.9 inches2) 265 cm2 (41.1 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (136th and 143rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (106th and 113th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) and Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
SoC
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T618 MediaTek Helio P22T
Max clock 2000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 4 cores at 1.5 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No CorePilot
GPU
Graphics Mali G52 MP2 PowerVR GE8320
GPU shading units 48 32
GPU clock 850 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS ~81.6 GFLOPS ~41.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) and Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1016 -
Single-core score 445 -
Multi-core score 1419 -
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 131035 67521
GPU 30005 14847
Memory 66964 35022
UX 80204 39428
Total score 308208 156818
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 185 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7085 4945
Video editing 3913 3896
Photo editing 15223 7536
Data manipulation 6203 3865
Writing score 9356 4840
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory clock 1866 MHz -
Channels 2 1
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM One UI 6.1 One UI 6

Battery

Capacity 7040 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (20% in 45 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:30 hr 3:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:25 hr
Watching video - 11:40 hr
Gaming - 05:03 hr
Standby - 149 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion No No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 2 megapixels
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 720p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced December 2021 May 2021
Release date January 2022 June 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $189 $160
SAR (head) - 0.64 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Accelerometer
- Compass
Bundled charger Yes, 8 W Yes, 8 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021):
    - Doesn't have S Pen support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
12 (85.7%)
2 (14.3%)
Total votes: 14

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