Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Mocha

Display

Size
9.7-inch	8.4-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	TFT
Screen-to-body
72.71 %	80.91 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB	32GB
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 (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh	5000 mAh
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) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
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 Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600	$ 240
In The Box
	Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Mar 25, 2020

Alternative variants

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs