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Brand
 samsung samsung
Model
 samsung galaxy tab s8 samsung galaxy a42 5g
Announced
 2022 February 09 2020 September 02
Status
 Available. Released 2022 March 22 Available. Released 2020 November 11
Device Body
Dimensions
 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm ( 9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in ) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm ( 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in )
Weight in gram
 503 193
SIM card
 Nano-SIM single SIM ( Nano-SIM ) or Hybrid dual SIM ( Nano-SIM | dual stand-by )
Water Resistance
 No No
Display type
 tft LCD | 120hz Super AMOLED
Display resolution
 1600 x 2560 pixels | 16 : 10 ratio ( ~274 pixel per inch density ) 720 x 1600 pixels | 20 : 9 ratio ( ~266 pixel per inch density )
Display size
 11.0 inches | 350.9 cm2 ( ~83.6% screen to body ratio ) 6.6 inches | 105.2 cm2 ( ~84.3% screen to body ratio )
Display Protection
 corning gorilla glass 5
Operating System
 android 12 | upgradable to android 14 | one ui 6 android 10 | upgradable to android 13 | one ui 5
CPU
 Octa-core ( 1x3.00 GHz cortex-x2 & 3x2.50 GHz cortex-a710 & 4x1.80 GHz cortex-a510 ) Octa-core ( 2x2.2 GHz kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz kryo 570 )
Chipset
 Qualcomm sm8450 snapdragon 8 generation 1 ( 4 nm ) Qualcomm sm7225 snapdragon 750 5g ( 8 nm )
GPU
 adreno 730 adreno 619
Memory card
 microsdxc ( dedicated slot ) microsdxc ( uses shared sim slot )
Memory v1
 128gb 8gb RAM 128gb 4gb RAM
Memory v2
 256gb 8gb RAM | 256gb 12gb RAM 128gb 6gb RAM | 128gb 8gb RAM
Primary camera
13 megapixel| lens aperture2.0 | 26mm ( wide ) | 1/3.4" | 1.0µm | Auto focus
6 megapixel| lens aperture2.2 | ( ultrawide )
48 megapixel| lens aperture1.8 | ( wide ) | 1/2.0" | 0.8µm | phase detection autofocus
8 megapixel| lens aperture2.2 | 123˚ ( ultrawide )
5 megapixel| lens aperture2.4 | ( macro )
5 megapixel| lens aperture2.4 | ( depth )
Secondary camera
12 megapixel| lens aperture2.4 | 120˚ ( ultrawide )
20 megapixel| lens aperture2.2 | ( wide )
Loud speaker
 Yes with stereo speakers ( 4 speakers ) Yes
Audio jack
 No Yes
WLAN
 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e | dual-band | Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | dual-band | Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
 5.2 | a2dp | le 5.0 | a2dp | le
GPS
NFC
 No Yes
Radio
 No FM Radio
USB
 USB Type-C 3.2 | magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
 fingerprint ( side-mounted ) | accelerometer | gyroscope | proximity | compass fingerprint ( under display | optical ) | accelerometer | gyroscope | proximity | compass
Battery
 li-po 8000 mAh | Non-removable li-po 5000 mAh | Non-removable
Battery Charge
 45w wired | 100% in 80 min ( advertised ) 15w wired
Colors
 graphite color, silver, pink color gradations black color gradations, white color gradations, prism color color gradations
Network technology
 gsm / hspa / lte / 5g gsm / hspa / lte / 5g
5G bands
 sa/nsa 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 78 sa/nsa/sub6 - europe
Network speed
 hspa lte-a (ca) 5g hspa lte-a 5g
GPRS
EDGE
Approx price
  • 780 GBP
  • 937 EUR
  • 9150 NOK
  • 9700 SEK
  • 59000 RUB
  • 940 USD
  • 4970 BRL
  • 1360 AUD
  • 1240000 KRW
  • 127000 JPY
  • 1300 SGD
  • 4200 MYR
  • 3460 AED
  • 15800 ZAR
  • 270 GBP
  • 323 EUR
  • 3090 NOK
  • 3300 SEK
  • 19900 RUB
  • 320 USD
  • 1680 BRL
  • 460 AUD
  • 420000 KRW
  • 43000 JPY
  • 440 SGD
  • 1420 MYR
  • 1170 AED
  • 5400 ZAR