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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-24 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Glass | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's 73.6 global score. Even though the Galaxy Tab S3 is newer than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, it's just a bit thicker and notably heavier. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with more processing cores.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also counts with a quite higher pixel amount per inch in the display. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab S3 captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 video definition. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 50 percent more battery capacity.
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