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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-09-20 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), with a score of 79 against 68.3. Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a extremely newer portable tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), although it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the older 10 version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and faster). Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a higher quantity of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s battery performance is just as good as the battery performance in Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has just 5000mAh of battery size against 5050mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a lot more money than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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