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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2023-10-04 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 249 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, having a overall score of 79 against 78.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is an extremely older and extremely thicker tablet than the Galaxy Tab S9 FE, but Samsung was able to build it lighter anyway. Both of these tablets include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version while Galaxy Tab S9 FE has Android 13.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel count in each inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a much better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
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