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

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Display

Size:

10.1 inches
9.7 inches

Resolution:

1920 x 1200 pixels, 224 PPI
2048 x 1536 pixels, 264 PPI

Technology:

Super PLS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body:

74.96 %
72.71 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Features:

Ambient light sensor
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)

Processor:

Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Quad-core, 2150 MHz, Kryo, 64-bit

GPU:

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 530

RAM:

2GB LPDDR3
4GB LPDDR4

Internal storage:

16GB, available to use: 10.5 GB
32GB, available to use: 24 GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 200 GB
microSDXC up to 256 GB

Device type:

Tablet
Tablet

OS:

Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity:

7300 mAh
6000 mAh

Type:

Not user replaceable
Not user replaceable

Charging:

Fast charging

Camera

Rear:

Single camera
Single camera

Main camera:

8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
13 MP (Autofocus)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F1.9
Aperture size: F1.9; Focal length: 27 mm

Flash:

LED
LED

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Front:

2 MP
5 MP

Video capture:

1920x1080 (Full HD)
1920x1080 (Full HD)

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

Cellular

4G (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 9(1800), 20(800 DD)

4G (TDD):

Bands 40(2300)

3G:

Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Data Speed:

LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

SIM type:

Nano SIM

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.2
4.2

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot

USB:

microUSB, USB 2.0
Type-C (reversible), USB 3.1

Features:

Mass storage device, Charging
Mass storage device, OTG, Charging

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)

Other:

ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Flight mode, Silent mode

Other features:

Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

Price:

$ 600

Availability

Officially announced:

Feb 26, 2017
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