Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 - specs comparison

Display

Size:

8.0 inches

Resolution:

1280 x 800 pixels, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI

1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI

Technology:

IPS LCD

LCD

Screen-to-body:

67.81 %

68.46 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Touchscreen:

Capacitive, Multi-touch

Features:

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880

Samsung Exynos 9810

Processor:

Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm

Octa-core, 2700 MHz, Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm

GPU:

Mali-T830 MP3

Mali-G72 MP18

RAM:

3GB LPDDR4

4GB LPDDR4

Internal storage:

16GB, available to use: 9.8 GB

64GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 256 GB

microSDXC up to 1000 GB

Device type:

Tablet

OS:

Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Android (10)

Battery

Capacity:

4450 mAh

5050 mAh

Type:

User replaceable

Camera

Rear:

Single camera

Main camera:

8 MP (Autofocus)

13 MP (PDAF)

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Yes

Features:

Video calling, Video sharing

Front:

5 MP

Video capture:

1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design

Dimensions:

8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches (214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm)

8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches (213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm)

Weight:

14.78 oz (419.0 g)

15.13 oz (429.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Plastic

Resistance:

Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified

Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)

2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)

Features:

Notification light, Stylus

Stylus

Keys:

Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black

Phone functionality:

Yes

Cellular

LTE (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)

LTE (TDD):

Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)

UMTS:

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

Data Speed:

LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA

LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

SIM type:

Nano SIM

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack

Speakers:

Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Loudspeaker

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

Wireless screen share

Radio:

FM, Stereo

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.2

5.0

Wi-Fi:

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

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax (Wi-Fi 6), dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0

Type-C (reversible), USB 3.1

Features:

Mass storage device, OTG, Charging

Charging

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou

Sensors:

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

Other:

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

NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode

Other features:

Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:

Date approved:

Oct 24, 2017

FCC ID value:

A3LSMT395C link

Measured SAR:

Head:

1.00 W/kg

Body:

0.65 W/kg

Simultaneous Transmission:

1.55 W/kg

Buyers information

Price:

$ 520

Availability

Officially announced:

Oct 20, 2017

Sep 28, 2020