Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)
Released · Mar 24, 2017
Released · Apr 26, 2019
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
3GB · 128GB
6000 mAh
6150 mAh

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches
245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g) 16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
9.7-inch 10.1-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.71 % 80.80 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh 6150 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
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)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600 $ 330

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
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
with 32 GB storage, no gold color
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 230
LTE version
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type Nano SIM
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