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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2020-09-28 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 slightly better than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, getting a general score of 79 against 73.6. Although Galaxy Tab Active 3 is newer than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, it's much heavier and noticeably thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a little higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a just a bit better pixel quantity in each inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has an external memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 5050mAh battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a lot better resolution back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
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