Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Beige and Graphite |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, having a 75.2 score against 64.1. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is an a lot older and a bit thicker tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but Samsung could make it lighter anyway. Both tablets we are comparing include Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13, offering a couple additional features and optimized performance.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features an extremely better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a quite smaller display. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S9. Both have a camera with a 13 mega-pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab S9 features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 40% more battery capacity.
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