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| Global Score | |
| 78.4 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2023-10-04 | 2017-03-24 |
| 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.48 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2304 x 1440 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 249 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G68 MP5 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 6.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 FE is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S3, having a general score of 78.4 against 75.2. Although the Galaxy Tab S9 FE is much newer than Galaxy Tab S3, it is heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab S9 FE has 13 version and Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE and the Galaxy Tab S3 feature extremely similar screens, because although the Galaxy Tab S3 has a little bit worse 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 captures way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 8000mAh of battery capacity.
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