Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2017-03-24 | 2016-02-18 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is better than the Galaxy Tab E 8.0, getting a general score of 75.2 against 64.9. These tablets come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S3 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has Android 5.1 Lollipop, so it provides the user lots of additional features and better performance. The Galaxy Tab S3 body is newer and much thinner than Galaxy Tab E 8.0's, although it is somewhat heavier.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have 4 cores, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has 2,5 GB more RAM. Galaxy Tab S3 has a brighter display than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a greater screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher 13 megapixels resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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