Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V vs Acer Iconia Tab A3-A20

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Acer
Announced June 2013 March 2015 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - April 2015 Available - October 2014
Price - Rs. 8,690 ($127.79) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
193.4 x 116.4 x 9.7 mm
(7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 in)
256.5 x 170.2 x 10.2 mm
(10.1 x 6.7 x 0.4 in)
Weight 314 g (11.08 oz) 322 g (11.36 oz) 508 g (17.92 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8127
GPU Mali-400MP - Mali-450MP4
RAM 1.5 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.21% 60.93% 68.16%
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, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@24fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (A3-A20-K19H)
Capacity 4450 mAh 3600 mAh 5700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 8 h (multimedia) (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (multimedia)