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| Global Score | |
| 58.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2016-06-01 |
| 7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 11.36 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| $ 120.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 600 x 1024 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Single-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 7.74 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.6 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a global score of 70.2, which is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V's 58.5 general score. Both of these tablets use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V has Android 4.4 version, providing you some extra features and better performance. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a notably heavier but somewhat thinner tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V counts with a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a way worse resolution of 1024 x 600px, a lot smaller display and a little bit less pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has much more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 200 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a 7300mAh battery size against 3600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a way higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution.
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