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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, getting a global score of 79 against 73.6. Galaxy Tab Active 3's construction is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's, although it's noticeably heavier and much thicker. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have a same size screen, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a slightly better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a just a little greater pixel count in each inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a superior storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a lot higher (4K) video resolution. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 26% greater battery size.
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