Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
Released · Mar 24, 2017
Released · Oct 08, 2020
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
10.4-inch · 2000x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
6000 mAh
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g) 16.79 oz (476.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Colors
Black, Silver Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
9.7-inch 10.4-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI 2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.71 % 78.94 %
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 610
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB 32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh 7040 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)
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, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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 Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600 $ 230 / € 223

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Oct 08, 2020

Alternative variants

Weight 15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
MSRP € 769
with 64GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
with LTE support
Weight 16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM
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