Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)
Released · Mar 24, 2017
Released · Jul 05, 2019
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
2GB · 32GB
6000 mAh
5100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Jul 05, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$600

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
15.13 oz / 429.0 g 12.17 oz / 345.0 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, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR TFT
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI 1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 504
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
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 5100 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)
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
2 MP

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 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 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 LTE
Weight 12.24 oz / 347.0 g
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
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