Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.27 x 5.75 x 0.28 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.65 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 170.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 8909 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is slightly better than the Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, getting a 60.5 score against 57.3. Galaxy Tab A 9.7's design is a little bit thicker but just a little bit lighter than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, and both were only released with a couple of months difference. Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 800 x 1280px resolution and a higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen.
Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch also has more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch have quite similar storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 128 GB and equal internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a little bit better camera than Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, although it has a back camera with a way worse resolution. Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch has just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a 3% greater battery size.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is also cheap compared to the Lenovo YOGA Tab 3 8-inch, making it a very good choice.
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