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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-06-03 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.08 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 305.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, with a 75.2 score against 68.6. These tablets have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is extremely heavier than the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, it's somewhat thinner and also noticeably newer.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a lot higher 1536 x 2048 resolution, a larger display and a better screen density.
The Galaxy Tab S3 captures greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a way higher video resolution and a much better 13 MP resolution camera in the back. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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