Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) leaks in detail: 10.5" display, $260 price, LTE versio
Samsung is working on an affordable 10â tablet, which will potentially arrive next month. Weâve already seen it in a couple of partial leaks, now @OnLeaks and 91mobiles bring a pretty complete spec sheet for the slate.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) will feature a 10.5â display, a regular LCD with 1,920 x 1,200 px resolution (16:10 aspect ratio). The refresh rate will be 60 Hz, of course. There will be quad speakers with Dolby Atmos, so this cheap tablet has some entertainment potential.
It wonât be a gaming powerhouse with its Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset. This 12 nm chipset has two Cortex-A75 cores (at 2.0 GHz) and six efficient A55 cores (at 1.8 GHz), a Mali-G52 MP2 GPU and an LTE modem.
Only some versions of the tablet will have LTE connectivity, the others will be Wi-Fi only. RAM and storage configurations will start at a cheap 3/32 GB and include more reasonable 4/64 GB and 4/128 GB options.
The Tab A8 10.5 (2021) will be powered by a 7,040 mAh battery, which should support fast charging (how fast is unclear). For reference, the Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) has a 7,040 mAh battery with 15W charging.
Besides the quad speakers, the tablet will apparently also have a 3.5 mm audio jack. And there should be a 5 MP camera on the front for selfies and video calls plus an 8 MP camera on the back. The tablet will offer face unlock and a side-mounted fingerprint reader.
The tablet will measure 246.7 161.8 x 6.9 mm (8.7 mm thick, if you include the camera bump). It will be available in Gold, Silver and Gray.
The Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) is expected to be unveiled on October 21, about a month from now. The price will be INR 19,000 or so (that converts to $260/â¬220). The Wi-Fi only Tab A7 10.4 (2020) started at INR 21,000 at launch, but is currently down to INR 18,000.