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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-06-03 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 18.06 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | -- |
| 8.16 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, getting a 70.2 score against 65.9. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s construction is way newer, but a little heavier and just a bit thicker than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2 version, providing the user a lot of extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a way higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a lot better screen density. Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a SD memory slot that supports 136 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has 6 more CPU cores and 1 GB more RAM. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a back camera with a way higher 8 MP resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit better battery life than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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