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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 65.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.2 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2013-06-03 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 18.06 ounces |
| Black | Brown and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 309.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Intel Atom chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 40 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 8.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is better than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, having a 79 score against 65.9. These tablets have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the newer 10 version while Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2 version, so it gives some nice extra features and better performance. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a notably newer and lighter device than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, although it's much thicker.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and way more pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has more RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 35% bigger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a much better (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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