Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$1099

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	25.61 oz (726.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Colors
Black, Silver	Graphite

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	11200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Alternative variants

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

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz (728.0 g)
5G Bands	5G Ready

Links

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