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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-06-01 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting a 75.2 score against 70.2. Galaxy Tab S3's body is newer, much thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). These devices include Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab S3 has 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S3 features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bit higher screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 takes better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 32 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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