Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Oct 20, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$520

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	14.78 oz (419.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light, Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/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, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	4450 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	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 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,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
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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
Radio
	FM, Stereo

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
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 24, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMT395C
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 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	14.64 oz (415.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$420

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Specs