Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-28 | 2019-04-26 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 316.00 |
| 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 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S5e, with a overall score of 79 against 78.6. Both devices in this comparison have the same Android 10 OS, so they should provide the user identical operating system features. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a newer tablet than Galaxy Tab S5e, but it's noticeably thicker and a little bit heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM amount. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of screen, a way lower 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both of them have a back camera with a 13 mega-pixels, the same video frame rate and the same video definition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 7040mAh battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy Tab S5e, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy Tab S5e. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy Galaxy Tab Active 3, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy Tab S5e, letting go a couple features and specs.
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