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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Windows 8 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2013-06-20 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU |
| 9 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is better than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3, getting a 73.6 score against 65. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a notably newer device, and it's also a lot lighter and extremely thinner than Samsung ATIV Tab 3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a bit sharper display than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch captures much better photos and videos than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because it has a lot higher video resolution and a back camera with a lot better 8 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung ATIV Tab 3. They have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a really longer battery duration than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
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