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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13, 12 | Android 10 |
| 2022-02-25 | 2020-09-28 |
| 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 17.74 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 699.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| LTPS | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8's 76.7 score. Both tablets in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has Android 13. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is older and much thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, it's construction is still lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher display pixel density. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S8 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates. The Galaxy Tab S8 counts with more memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB, the Galaxy Tab S8 also has 64 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab S8 has a much better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has an 8000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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