Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2017 | September 2020 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2017 | Coming Soon - September 2020 |
| Colors | |
| Various | Dark Gray, Silver, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in) |
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm (9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in) |
| Weight | |
| 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE)) | 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- |
| Notification LED | |
| No | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android 10 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 2.1 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 530 [Similar] | Adreno 610 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 15W |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |