Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	Sep 28, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$520	$490

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	15.03 oz / 426.0 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	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.9GHz Exynos M3 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	5050 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
5 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

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
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	14.64 oz / 415.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$420

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP)	$590

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs