Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0
samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
samsung galaxy tab s12 ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2013 September 2026
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - October 2026
Colors White Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 209.8 x 123.8 x 7.4 mm
(8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 in)
326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm
(12.85 x 8.21 x 0.2 in)
Weight 314 g (11.08 oz) 692 g or 695 g (24.41 oz or 24.52 oz)
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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Enhanced Armor Aluminum

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates
User Interface - One UI 9
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Exynos 4212 [Similar] Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro), MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 [Similar]
RAM 1.5 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 Nits (HBM), 1600 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 14.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1848 x 2960 pixels (239 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.21% 90.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Si/C Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 100% in 95 min
Capacity 4450 mAh 11600 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h -