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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-03-24 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s general score of 70.2. The Galaxy Tab S3 body is newer, way thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). Both of these tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has lesser cpu cores , it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S3 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little higher count of pixels in each screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have a F1.9 camera aperture, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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