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| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Samsung |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.51 x 6.61 x 0.35 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.69 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 580.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 218 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 665 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 6.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is a little bit better than the Lumia 2520, having a score of 75.2 against 68.6. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also extremely thinner and much lighter than the Lumia 2520. The Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Lumia 2520 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system.
Nokia Lumia 2520 counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a little bigger display. Lumia 2520 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Lumia 2520 also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better camera than Lumia 2520, and although they both have a F1.9 camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera with lot more megapixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Lumia 2520, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.
Lumia 2520 counts with greater battery life than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S3 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it a great choice.
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