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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-08-10 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Black | Black and Gray |
| Plastic | Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 6.1 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab S4's score of 78.8. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's construction is way newer and somewhat lighter than Galaxy Tab S4's, but it's also way thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 and Galaxy Tab Active 3 have very similar displays, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 also has a quite better pixel density, a way larger display and a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S4. Both have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both have the same video resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rate and a back facing camera with a 13 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a superior battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity instead of 5050mAh.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab S4, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy Tab S4. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Galaxy Tab S4, giving up a couple features and specifications.
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