Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-04-29 | 2018-09-20 |
| 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.72 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 220.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 408 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 8.0 (2018) has an overall score of 68.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0's 66.5 overall score. Both tablets in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has Android 4.4.2, so it gives lots of additional features. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) construction is a lot newer and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0's, although it's heavier.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), although it has a little bit smaller screen, a way worse 600 x 1024px resolution and a little bit less pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM and 2 lesser cores , it also counts with a GPU.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 400 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has longer battery life than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is a little more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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