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| Global Score | |
| 58.6 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.2 | Windows 8 |
| -- | 2013-06-20 |
| 8.30 x 4.89 x 0.39 inches | 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches |
| 12.06 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and White | -- |
| $ 105.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8926 chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is much better than LG G Pad 8.0, getting a 65 score against 58.6. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 comes with Windows 8 operating system, and LG G Pad 8.0 comes with Android 5.0 operating system. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 body is thinner but a lot heavier than LG G Pad 8.0. LG G Pad 8.0 counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher count of pixels per inch of display.
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than LG G Pad 8.0, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has a processing unit that's very similar to the LG G Pad 8.0 one, because although the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory.
LG G Pad 8.0 captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung ATIV Tab 3. Both of them have the same video resolution, the same video frame rate and a 5 MP resolution camera in the back. The LG G Pad 8.0 has a much longer battery life than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes it an easy decision.
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