Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	18.52 oz (525.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black, White

Display

Size
9.7-inch	10.1-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	1920x1200px, 224 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super PLS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.71 %	74.96 %
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB	16GB, available to use: 10.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh	7300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	2 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 9(1800), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 40(2300)
3G
	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017

Alternative variants

Weight	15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
MSRP	€ 769

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Specs