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

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm
Weight
15.03 oz / 426.0 g	14.78 oz / 419.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus	Notification light, 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, 68.46% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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 Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

Wi-Fi only

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

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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