Samsung Tab A 8" SM-T290 Black 2019
CPU 2 GHz Snapdragon
RAM 2 GB
Storage 32 GB
Screen 8" 800x1280
OS Android
stylus false
cellular false
15 Overall Score
Price MX$1,679
About This Tablet
Samsung Tab A 8" SM-T290 Black 2019 — CPU 2 GHz Snapdragon, RAM 2 GB, storage 32 GB, screen 8" 800x1280, OS Android.
- CPU 2 GHz Snapdragon
- RAM 2 GB
- Storage 32 GB
- Screen 8" 800x1280
- OS Android
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
- Below average gpu (2th percentile) 2th
- Below average screen (4th percentile) 4th
- Below average ram (5th percentile) 5th
- Below average storage (10th percentile) 10th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 2 GHz Snapdragon |
| Cores | 4 |
| GPU | X1 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 32 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC |
| Expandable | Yes |
Display
| Size | 8" |
| Resolution | 800 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Cellular | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
| OS | Android |
Value & Pricing
May 3, 2026 MX$1,679
vs Competition
| Spec | Samsung Tab A 8" SM-T290 | Apple iPad Pro M5 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 2 GHz Snapdragon | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 2 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 32 | 2000 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 8" 800x1280 | 13" 2752x2064 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | Android | Apple iPadOS | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 39 | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Tab A 8" SM-T290 | 36.9 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 58.1 | 29.5 | 9.7 | 24 | 22 | 72.6 |
| Apple iPad Pro M5 Compare | 96.2 | 95.1 | 88.2 | 99.9 | 98.4 | 96.8 | 99.5 | 94.9 | 98.4 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 53.3 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 0 | 93.8 | 49.4 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 89.5 | 76.8 | 78.8 | 86.7 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 94.9 | 72.4 | 47.1 |
Usage Scores
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