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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-08-24 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass |
| $ 450.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5's 74.5 overall score. Galaxy Tab S3's body is thinner and lighter than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it was released a bit more more than a year before. These devices come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (Operating System).
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater pixels count in each screen inch and a little higher resolution of 1536 x 2048. Galaxy Tab S3's processing unit is very similar to Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's CPU, because although the Galaxy Tab S3 has 4 lesser cores , it also counts with a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy Tab S3 captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a way more mega pixels camera in the back and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 22% greater battery size.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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