Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2020	Aug 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$490	$1799 | €1899

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches (~0.30 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 128.1 x 6.4 mm (~7.7 mm with camera bump)
Folded
	6.22 x2.64 x0.56 inches (158.2 x 67.1 x 14.4 mm)
Weight
15.03 oz / 426.0 g	9.56 oz / 271.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Dust; IPX8
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Phantom Black, Phantom Green, Phantom Silver

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body	7.6-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	2208x1768px, 22.5:18 ratio, 372 PPI
Features
	Folding inside the device, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.2 inches 2268 x832 px Super AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Folding inside the device, HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.9GHz Exynos M3 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
5050 mAh, Li - Ion	4400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 11.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 30min

Browsing

8h 15min

Video

6h 58min

Gaming

8h 24min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes HDR, Continuous autofocus, 10-bit HDR
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	4 MP (Under-screen, HDR) Folded: 10 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8, 9
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 23, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMF926U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.79 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1899

with LTE support

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

With Dual SIM and eSIM

SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM