Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Aug 01, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$450

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm
Weight
15.13 oz / 429.0 g	18.84 oz / 534.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black, Gray, Blue
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	TFT
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast 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, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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, Hotspot 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-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

Cellular

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-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMT595C
Measured SAR
	Body: 1.26 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

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

Wi-Fi only

Weight	18.66 oz / 529.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$330

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Specs