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

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600 $330

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

Hardware

System chip
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
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB/128GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh 6150 mAh, 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
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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

Alternative variants

Weight 15.31 oz / 434.0 g
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP) €769
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $280
with 32 GB storage, no gold color
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $230
LTE version
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type Nano SIM
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