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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Windows 8 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2013-06-20 | 2017-10-10 |
| 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 95.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 155 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2760 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.8 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is a bit better than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3, getting a 65.7 score against 65. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with Windows 8 OS. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is just a bit thicker than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, it's lighter and also way newer.
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , they both have 2 GB of RAM memory. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 768 x 1366px and a bigger screen.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a very superior camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a much more MP back camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
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