| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 67 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.4 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2014-09-04 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 515.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.10 MP + 1.20 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 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 31 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, with a overall score of 75.2 against 67. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 body is notably newer and extremely thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active's, but it is also a little bit heavier. These devices have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active has Android 4.4, so it provides the user lots of additional features.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab Active counts with just a bit better display than Galaxy Tab S3, although it has a little smaller display, a much lower pixels amount per screen inch and a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a way higher video definition and a camera with lot more mega pixels. Galaxy Tab S3 features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4450mAh.
Even being the best tablet in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also by far the cheapest one.
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