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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2023-07-26 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black | Beige and Graphite |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (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 740 GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than Galaxy Tab S9, having a global score of 79 against 64.1. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the previous 10 version and Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13. Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a notably older and notably thicker portable tablet than the Galaxy Tab S9, but Samsung was able to make it somewhat lighter anyway.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a way better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a way smaller display. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab S9. Both have the same resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab S9 features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has an 8400mAh battery capacity instead of 5050mAh.
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