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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)
Released · Sep 28, 2020
Released · Jul 05, 2019
8.0-inch · 1920x1200px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB · 32GB
5050 mAh
5100 mAh

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
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