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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a global score of 79, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 global score. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is an older and extremely thicker tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but Samsung could make it somewhat lighter anyway. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a greater pixel quantity per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a much better 13 megapixels resolution back camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 7040mAh battery size.
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