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Global Score
74.575.2
Basic Information
GoogleSamsung
Android 5.0Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat
2014-10-152017-03-24
8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
15.38 ounces15.13 ounces
Black, Brown and WhiteBlack and Silver
--Glass
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 249.00$ 240.00
Display / Screen
8.9 inches9.7 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 2048 x 1536 pixels
IPS LCDSuper AMOLED
288 pixels per inch264 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
8.47.2
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset
64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processorKryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor
2 GB RAM4 GB RAM
Kepler DX1 GPUAdreno 530 GPU
9.368.91
Storage
32 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot
5.88.88
Camera
8.00 MP + 1.60 MP13.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/1.90 aperture
--27.00mm focal length
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
7.269.35
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G)
SIM--
6.45.6
Battery Life
6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery6000mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
8.087.52
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.2
GPSGPS
NFC--
--Fingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 9's general score of 74.5. Galaxy Tab S3's body is incredibly newer, a little lighter and thinner than Google Nexus 9. Both of these tablets use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S3 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 version, giving some additional features.

Google Nexus 9 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 2048 x 1536 resolution, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a quite higher screen pixels density.

Galaxy Tab S3 captures way better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a much more megapixels camera, a lot larger aperture to capture better low light photography and a lot better video definition. Galaxy Tab S3 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.

The Google Nexus 9 features a bit superior battery life than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 12 percent bigger battery size.

Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also the cheapest one, making it easy to pick between these tablets.




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