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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-09-28 | -- |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | -- |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 an overall score of 79, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's overall score of 75.8. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 10 version while Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has Android 12 version. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a 13 mega pixels camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra also has better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 1 TB. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 11200mAh battery size against 5050mAh.
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