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| Global Score | |
| 60.1 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Windows 8 |
| 2015-04-20 | 2013-06-20 |
| 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches | 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches |
| 11.04 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | -- |
| $ 139.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| TFT | Super PLS LCD |
| 160 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, having a global score of 65 against 60.1. Although it's the best portable tablet we are comparing here, the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 body is older, just a little bit thicker and way heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0. Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with Windows 8 operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 works with Android 5.0 operating system.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has a little worse pixels number per screen inch, it also counts with a larger display and a quite better resolution of 768 x 1366. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with a quite bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has 1 more cpu cores and 512 MB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 features a superior battery duration than Samsung ATIV Tab 3. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a superior camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 3. Both of them have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a 5 MP back facing camera.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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