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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 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, 20 nm (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 | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.44 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's general score of 74. Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is newer than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's, although it's much thicker and a bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels number per inch in the screen.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 5870mAh of battery capacity.
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