Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2017-03-24 | 2016-04-01 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is way better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), having a global score of 75.2 against 60.4. Although the Galaxy Tab S3 is much heavier than Galaxy Tab A (2016), it's way thinner and newer. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit better display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a really bigger display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with a much better 13 MP resolution. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 features a much better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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