Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, having a general score of 75.2 against 62.6. Galaxy Tab S3 is an way older tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it is lighter and thinner anyway. These devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab S3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a much more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has lesser CPU cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1536 x 2048px resolution.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
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