Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Sep 28, 2020
Released · Apr 27, 2020
8.0-inch · 1920x1200px
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
5050 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2020 Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$490 $240

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches
213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
15.03 oz (426.0 g) 10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Mocha

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm) Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
4x2.9GHz Exynos M3
4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5050 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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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