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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 58.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-11-01 | -- |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 11.36 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| $ 520.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 600 x 1024 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.3 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 18 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is better than Galaxy Tab 3 V, with a global score of 70 against 58.5. These tablets use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy Tab 3 V has Android 4.4 version, so it offers a couple additional features and performance improvements. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a just a bit thicker and much heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab 3 V.
Galaxy Tab 3 V has a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, although it has a quite worse pixels density, a lot lower resolution of 1024 x 600px and a bit smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a very superior memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 256 GB and 16 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a camera with a much higher 8 mega pixels resolution and a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V, because it has a 24 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab 3 V, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Tab 3 V. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Galaxy Tab Active 2, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy Tab 3 V, letting go a couple specs and features.
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