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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-04-29 | 2016-06-01 |
| 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 220.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 408 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.92 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | 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 10.1 (2016) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, getting a 70.2 score against 66.5. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a newer and somewhat thinner tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, although it is much heavier. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has Android 4.4.2 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a lot smaller display, a way worse resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels and a little bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, and although they both have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 200 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has an 83 percent bigger battery capacity.
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