Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Oct 10, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
15.13 oz / 429.0 g	12.84 oz / 364.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black, Gold
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	1280x800px, 189 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 308
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	5000 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: F1.9
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,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light 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	Earpiece, 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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

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

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