Global Score | |
74.5 | 75.2 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | |
Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
2014-10-15 | 2017-03-24 |
8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
15.38 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
Black, Brown and White | Black and Silver |
-- | Glass |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 249.00 | $ 240.00 |
Display / Screen | |
8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
8.4 | 7.2 |
Performance | |
NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
9.36 | 8.91 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
5.8 | 8.88 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
-- | 27.00mm focal length |
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
7.26 | 9.35 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
SIM | -- |
6.4 | 5.6 |
Battery Life | |
6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
8.08 | 7.52 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
GPS | GPS |
NFC | -- |
-- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
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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