Phone Comparison - Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Lite

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2013 June 2013 January 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 120 x 11 mm
(7.64 x 4.72 x 0.43 in)
209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
116.4 x 193.4 x 9.7 mm
(4.58 x 7.61 x 0.38 in)
Weight 339 g (11.96 oz) 314 g (11.08 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA (optional) HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 8125 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Marvell PXA986
GPU - Mali-400MP Vivante GC1000
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.92% 71.21% 60.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited N/A
Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 4450 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 11 h -