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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2012-02-27 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 435.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1's general score of 66.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 body is incredibly newer, extremely lighter and a lot thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Both tablets we compare here come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a much higher count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a little bit better storage for apps and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has an external SD slot that admits 224 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a little faster processor than Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has more RAM. The Galaxy Note 10.1 features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet an obvious call.
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