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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 11 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super Clear LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A8, getting a 68.7 score against 62.6. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a more recent 4.2.2 version while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a incredibly older and a bit thicker device than the Galaxy Tab A8, but Samsung managed to make it lighter anyway.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a way smaller screen, a lot lower 800 x 1280 resolution and a bit lower display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a much less megapixels resolution back facing camera. Galaxy Tab A8 has a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.
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