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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2020-09-28 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s 69 general score. These tablets have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the older 10 version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 version. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is newer than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has more pixels per inch of screen and a way better resolution of 1200 x 1920. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more CPU cores.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a much more MP back camera. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 1% bigger battery size.
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