Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017)

8"
800 x 1280 pixels

8 MP
5 MP front

Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
Quad-core, 1400 MHz

RAM: 2 GB
MEMORY: 16 GB + MicroSD
BATTERY: 5000 mAh(36h 3G talk time)

Announced: Oct 10, 2017
Market status: Released
Release date: Oct 10, 2017

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The Galaxy Tab A (2017) is an entry-level slate that sports an 8-inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels resolution. On the inside, the tablet packs a 1.4GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor, coupled with 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage. The Galaxy Tab A (2017) has a decent 8-megapixel camera on the back and a secondary 5-megapixel selfie camera. Samsung included a generous 5,000 mAh battery inside and Android 7.1 Nougat is running on board.

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Design

• Device type:
• Phone functionality:
• OS:
  • Android (7.1)
• Dimensions:
  • 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches (212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm)
• Weight:
  • 12.84 oz (364 g)
    the average is 16.8 oz (481 g)
• Features:
  • Touch sensitive control keys
• Colors:
  • Black, Gold

Display

• Physical size:
  • 8.0 inches
• Resolution:
  • 800 x 1280 pixels
• Pixel density:

  Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

• Technology:

  Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

• Screen-to-body ratio:

  Screen-to-body ratio - Shows what part of the frontal area of a phone its screen occupies.

• Features:
  • Ambient light sensor

Camera

• Camera:
  • • 8 megapixels
  • Flash:
  • Aperture size:

    Aperture size - The aperture of a camera is the opening through which light travels before it reaches the camera sensor. The smaller the number is, the bigger this opening is, allowing for more light to pass.

  • Hardware Features:
  • Software Features:
    • Touch to focus, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Settings:
    • ISO control, White balance presets
  • Shooting Modes:
    • High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 5 megapixels

Hardware

• System chip:

  System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917
• Processor:

  Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.

  • Quad-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm
• Graphics processor:

  Graphics processor - The graphics processor is important for the smooth operation of the system and especially in games and other applications that may involve complex graphics and animations.

  • • Adreno 308
• System memory:

  System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.

• Built-in storage:

  Built-in storage - Bigger storage capacity allows you to keep more content saved onto your device, such as more applications, photos or video. Games and video content typically take up the biggest amount of storage space.

• Maximum User Storage:
• Storage expansion:

  Storage expansion - Some handsets allow you to expand their storage capacity by using a memory expansion card – most often microSD. Expansion memory is mostly suitable for media storage, such as photo, video or music content.

  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GB

Battery

• Capacity:

  Capacity - The bigger, the better! However, battery capacity is not the only factor that has an effect on battery life. Those include the chipset in use, the software running on the device, as well as the consumer's unique usage pattern.

• Type:
  • Not user replaceable, Li - Ion
• Talk time (3G):
  • 36.00 hours
    the average is 0 h (0 min)
• Music playback:
  • 153.00 hours
• Video playback:
  • 14.00 hours

Multimedia

• Screen mirroring:
  • Wireless screen share
• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Cellular

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE (FDD):
  • Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
• LTE (TDD):
  • Bands 38, 40
• Nano SIM:

Phone features

• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
• Other features:
  • Voice commands, Voice recording

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Connectivity

• Bluetooth:
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
  • Mobile hotspot:
• USB:
  • Connector:
    • USB Type-C (reversible)
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• Positioning:

  Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. The most common types are GPS and A-GPS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization.

  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
• Navigation:
• Other:
  • ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Availability

• Officially announced:
  • 10 Oct 2017

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This device is also known asSamsung SM-T385

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