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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-28 | 2019-07-05 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Black | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| 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 much better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), getting a 79 score against 69. Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is newer, but somewhat heavier and a lot thicker than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 10 version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 version.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has more pixels per display inch and a lot better 1200 x 1920 resolution. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a camera in the back with lot more MP and a much better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a little better battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 5050mAh.
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