Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a general score of 79, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s score of 70.2. Both of these tablets have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a a lot newer and somewhat lighter device than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), but it is somewhat thicker.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a really smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3's camera is very similar to the camera in Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a lot more megapixels camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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