Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 65.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-03-24 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 16.43 x 10.37 x 0.68 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 78.72 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 17.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 127 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 12000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 11.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than Galaxy View 2, with a 75.2 score against 65.3. The Galaxy Tab S3 construction is incredibly lighter and much thinner than Galaxy View 2, even though it was released 2 years before. Both devices in our current comparison have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S3 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy View 2 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy View 2, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Galaxy View 2 features a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that holds up to 400 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy View 2, because although it has 4 less CPU cores (although faster), it also counts with more RAM memory. Galaxy View 2 has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 12000mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh. The Galaxy Tab S3 captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy View 2.
The Galaxy Tab S3 is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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