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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-09-28 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a general score of 79, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s score of 70.2. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 body is a lot newer and somewhat lighter, but somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016).
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a much smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1200 x 1920px, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also counts with more pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s camera is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 one, although the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much lower resolution back facing camera and a much lower video definition. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 45% bigger battery size.
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