Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-04-01 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 150.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s 60.4 score. The Galaxy Tab S3 body is newer and notably thinner than the Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s, but it's also heavier. These tablets use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S3 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop version, so it offers some nice extra features and a performance increase.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has more RAM. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a bit higher pixel density, a really larger screen and a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a lot higher video resolution and a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S3 is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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