Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2017 | February 2022 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2017 | Coming Soon - February 2022 |
| Colors | |
| Various | Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in) |
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm (9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in) |
| Weight | |
| 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE)) | 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 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 / 1700(AWS) / 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 |
| 5G Network | |
| - | SA/NSA |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX |
| Notification LED | |
| No | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android 12 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 4.1 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] | Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 530 [Similar] | Adreno 730 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP [Similar] | 13 MP + 6 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide) HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
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 (CA), 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.2, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes | USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not 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 45W, 100% in 80 min |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |