Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.1 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 3.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2011-03-22 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.98 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 7.47 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9, getting a 75.2 score against 58.1. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a newer portable tablet, and it is also a lot thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy Tab 8.9. These tablets come with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S3 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Tab 8.9 has Android 3.0, providing the user a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a screen that's just as good as Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9's display, although the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a way better 1536 x 2048 resolution, a quite bigger display and way more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a larger number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab S3 count with incredibly similar batteries duration. The Galaxy Tab S3 shoots greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab S3 is also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, which makes buying this tablet a simple decision.
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