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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 8 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-06-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 95.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | TFT |
| 155 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2760 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than Samsung ATIV Tab 3's 65 global score. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with Windows 8 operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a extremely newer portable tablet, and it is also just a bit thinner and a little lighter than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it has a quite smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 768 x 1366 and much less pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because it has a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a way higher resolution camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a superior battery performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung ATIV Tab 3. If you want to save some dollars, you can buy Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and give up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your money.
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