Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 8 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-06-20 | 2016-06-01 |
| 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 95.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 155 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2760 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a score of 70.2, which is a bit better than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3's 65 global score. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, while Samsung ATIV Tab 3 comes with Windows 8 operating system. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a just a little lighter portable tablet than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, but both have the same thickness.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit faster CPU than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has more processing cores (although slower). Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a lot worse 768 x 1366 pixels resolution and a much lower pixels amount per screen inch, they both have a same size display.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has just a bit more storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much better battery performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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