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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-28 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 250.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) 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 | -- |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s overall score of 65. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has Android 4.1 version, providing lots of additional features and a performance increase. Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is much newer and much lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s, but it's a little bit thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a camera with a lot better resolution and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has 48 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5050mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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