Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5-inch announced: Know what's new in this tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 announced: New chipset, bigger display, and more features in new model.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 announced for global markets, price yet to be revealed.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 is here! The affordable Tab A series tablet from Samsung gets a new upgrade for the next year. The successor to the Galaxy Tab A7 brings along a bigger display, a faster processor, and a new design. Samsung India is yet to announce the price of this tablet but you can expect it to be done in the next few weeks.

The Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 will be available in Gray, Pink Gold, and Silver colours. Samsung says that Europe will be the first market to get in December, while the US and other markets will likely get this tablet in January. There are a couple of cover accessories available with the tablet as well.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 features

If the name hasn't given it already, the Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 features a slightly larger 10.5-inch display over the Tab A7's smaller 10.4-inch display. This 10.5-inch display features an IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels in an aspect ratio of 16:10. A set of four speakers sit on the sides for a stereo audio effect.

Samsung does not reveal the name of the chipset but says it offers 10 percent faster performance in both CPU and GPU. Many say that Samsung is using the Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset with superior Cortex-A75 cores over the Coretx-A73 cores of the Snapdragon 662. You get up to 4GB RAM and 128GB of onbaord storage with the Tab A8 10.5.

The tablet runs on Samsung's One UI 3.1.1 based on Android and gets the drag and drop feature. When it comes to the cameras, the Galaxy Tab A8 gets a 5MP camera on the front for video calls and an 8MP camera on the rear for photos or scanning documents, or AR stuff.

You get the Tab A8 in Wi-Fi only and LTE variants. There's a USB-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The whole package relies on a 7040mAh battery and while it supports up to 15W wired charging, you get a 7.5W charger in the box.