Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 3.0 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2011-03-22 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | -- |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.6 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has an overall score of 75.2, which is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9's 58.1 general score. The Galaxy Tab S3 design is way newer, notably thinner and a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has Android 3.0.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a higher number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab S3 count with similar screens, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has a much lower resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, a little bit smaller display and a way lower pixel number per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy Tab S3 captures greater photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a lot better video resolution and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 count with really similar batteries performance.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9.
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