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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's 62.6 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 design is somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it is noticeably thicker and was released around a year before. These tablets work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a slightly higher 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has more RAM.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 1 TB, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
The Galaxy Tab A8 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 39 percent greater battery capacity.
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