Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches 210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
15.03 oz (426.0 g)	12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Silver

Display

Size
8.0-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
68.46 %	70.98 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.9GHz Exynos M3 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Quad-core 1950 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Adreno 504
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5050 mAh	5100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 490

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2020	Jul 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 510

with LTE

Weight	12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)

with LTE support

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs