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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 4.2 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2013-06-03 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 18.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Brown and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 309.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Intel Atom chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 40 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 8.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a 65.9 score against 65.7. These devices have Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has older 4.2 version while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch is an extremely older and a lot heavier tablet device than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but Samsung could make it somewhat thinner anyway.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch features a slightly better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a little lower display density, and they both have exactly the same 800 x 1280px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch also counts with a larger screen. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has a slightly bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 64 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 36% more battery size.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a camera in the back with much more MP and a way better video quality.
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