Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$520	$600

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm	9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
14.78 oz (419.0 g)	15.13 oz (429.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Silver
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 530
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	6000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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
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, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, 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

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

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs