Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
Released · Jun 01, 2016
Released · Mar 24, 2017
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 32GB
7300 mAh
6000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
18.52 oz / 525.0 g 15.13 oz / 429.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Silver

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.96% screen-to-body 9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI 2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2 Adreno 530
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh 6000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
13 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
2 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Weight 15.31 oz / 434.0 g
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP) €769
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