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| Global Score | |
| 58.5 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| -- | 2011-08-28 |
| 7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.36 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 120.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 600 x 1024 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Single-Core 1300 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.74 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.6 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, getting a score of 58.8 against 58.5. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has older 4.0 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V has Android 4.4. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE is a thinner but noticeably heavier tablet device than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, and although they both have the same count of pixels per screen inch, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE also has a larger display and a higher resolution of 800 x 1280.
The Galaxy Tab 3 V has a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, although it has a way worse 640x480 (VGA) video resolution and a lot worse resolution back-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V counts with a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has only 8 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 32 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a 69 percent more battery capacity.
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