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Budget 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A has non-Bluetooth S Pen included
June 15, 2025
Samsung just quietly launched a new, budget-oriented 8-inch tablet (viaXDA Developers). TheSamsung Galaxy Tab Ais notable because it comes with anS Pen— the same one that came with theSamsung Galaxy Note 8.
That means the S Pen included with the Galaxy Tab A will not haveBluetooth capabilitieslike the one that comes with theSamsung Galaxy Note 9. On the plus side, though, that means it also won’t need to be charged to fully work.
The Galaxy Tab A is no powerhouse. It features Samsung’s Exynos 7904 octa-core chipset, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage (which can be expanded up to 512GB using a microSD card), and an 8MP rear camera paired with a 5MP selfie camera.
The device has a display resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 and is powered by a 4,200mAh battery.
Despite its mediocre specs, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A does come withAndroid 9 Pie, overlayed withOne UI. This makes the Tab A one of only a handful of tablets shipping with the latest stable version of Android.
According toXDA, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A will be sold in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the U.K. (viaCarphone Warehouse). It’s unknown if the device will come to the U.S. and we also don’t know how much the tablet will cost in any region.
What do you think? Are you in the market for a smaller, cheap tablet with S Pen support? Let us know in the comments!
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