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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)SM-T297

SM-T297

  • ReleasedDiscontinued
  • Weight and dimensions345g (Wi-Fi), 347g (LTE) (12.24 oz) · 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm (8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 in)
  • Operating systemAndroid 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
  • Storage32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM · Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
model variants
1
spec categories
13
8.0 inches800 x 1280 pixels
8 MP1080p@30fps
2 GB RAMQualcomm SDM429 Snapdragon 429 (12…
5100 mAh

Battery

Type
Li-Po 5100 mAh, non-removable

Body

Build
Glass front, aluminum back, plastic frame
Dimensions
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm (8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 in)
SIM
Nano-SIM (cellular model only)
Weight
345g (Wi-Fi), 347g (LTE) (12.24 oz)

Comms

Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC
No
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS - cellular model only
Radio
No
USB
microUSB 2.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Display

Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
Size
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm 2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
TFT LCD

Features

Sensors
Accelerometer

Launch

Announced
2019, July 05. Released 2019, July
Status
Discontinued

Main Camera

Single
8 MP, AF
Video
1080p@30fps

Memory

Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM

Misc

Colors
Carbon Black, Silver Gray
Models
SM-T290, SM-T295
Price
About 130 EUR
SAR EU
0.75 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body)

Network

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps - cellular model only
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Platform

CPU
Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM429 Snapdragon 429 (12 nm)
GPU
Adreno 504
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11

Selfie camera

Single
2 MP

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with dual speakers

Samsung

Samsung model variants

1 models

Data provenance

Specifications source

GSMArena · gsmarena.com · Source model SM-T297 · Fetched 2026-09-05

Specifications are reference data supplied by the source and may contain errors or regional differences.