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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-06-03 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.06 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Brown and White | Black |
| $ 309.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | -- |
| 8.16 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, getting a overall score of 68.3 against 65.9. Both tablets in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) design is incredibly newer and way lighter, but also somewhat thicker than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has more processing cores (although slower) and a larger amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has a slightly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have the same exact 800 x 1280 resolution, the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch also counts with a larger display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a back camera with a way better 5 mega-pixels resolution and a lot better 1920x1080 video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a 6800mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this tablet a great choice.
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