Soon after introducing the Galaxy C8 smartphone with dual rear camera setup in China, South Korean electronics company Samsung on Saturday announced the launch of its latest budget-oriented tablet, dubbed as the “Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)” in Vietnam. The new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is an upgraded variant of the company’s previous 2015 model in the 8-inch tablet series. The new updated Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) tablet comes equipped with an improved camera and decent battery life. Carried a price tag of VND 6,490,000 (approximately Rs. 18,200) for the 4G LTE model, the new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is now already made available for purchase in Vietnam via company’s official online store in Black and Gold colour options. Unfortunately, the South Korean vendor has made no official announcement about the pricing details and availability of the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) for other markets.
As far as specifications are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with an 8-inch WXGA display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Under the hood, the tablet is powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core chipset coupled with Adreno 308 GPU to handle the graphics. In terms of memory, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is backed up by a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, which is further expandable up to 256GB with the help of a microSD card. Talking about its software fronts, the new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 runs on company’s own custom UI skin, based on Google’s latest Android 7.1 Nougat operating system.
In terms of optics, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus, an f/1.9 aperture, and LED flash. The rear camera is also capable of shooting full-HD (1080p) videos at 30 fps. On the front, there is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 aperture for capturing selfies and making video calls.
Connectivity options offered by the tablet includes 4G LTE with voice calling support, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz & 5.0GHz), Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, Beidou, a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB Type-C 2.0 port for superfast charging and data transfer. On the battery front, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) packs a powerful 5,000mAh battery that is rated to deliver up to 36 hours of talktime on 3G WCDMA network, up to 15 hours of usage on Wi-Fi network and up to 14 hours of video playback time. Dimensionally, the tablet measures at 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9mm and weighs 364 grams.
