Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs. Galaxy Tab S

The Galaxy Tab S3 is Samsung's latest attempt to sell us a tablet at a time when the tablet market has been on a steady decline, and the company has built in a few great features into the device. There's the Super AMOLED display with HDR, four speakers tuned by AKG, a premium glass and metal design, and even the S Pen. The Tab S3 is a reasonable upgrade over the Galaxy Tab S2 from last year, but how does it fare with the original Galaxy Tab S?

We'll be publishing a full review of the Galaxy Tab S3 in the coming weeks that will better tell you how the tablet fares, but for now, go ahead and take a look at the comparison table below to see how the Tab S3 compares to the Tab S. For a comparison with the Tab S2, take a look at this post. Detailed specifications can be found in our devices page.

	Galaxy Tab S3	Galaxy Tab S 8.4/10.5
Display	9.7-inch Super AMOLED, 2048 x 1536, 4:3 Aspect Ratio	8.4/10.5-inch Super AMOLED, 2560 x 1600, 16:9 Aspect Ratio
HDR	Yes	No
S Pen	Yes	No
Operating System	Android 7.0 Nougat	Android 4.4.2 KitKat
Processor	Snapdragon 820	Exynos 5420 / Snapdragon 800
RAM	4GB	3GB
Storage	32GB	16/32GB
MicroSD Card Slot	up to 256GB	up to 256GB
Rear-Facing Camera	13MP, Autofocus, F1.9, LED flash, HDR, 4K Video Recording	8MP, Autofocus, F1.9, HDR, QHD Video Recording
Front-Facing Camera	5MP	2.1MP
Loudspeakers	Quad Stereo, Tuned by AKG (Harman)	Dual Stereo
Wireless Connectivity	LTE Cat. 6 (600Mbps), Dual-Band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2 with LE	LTE Cat. 6 (300Mbps), Dual-Band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.1 with LE
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, GLONASS
USB	USB 3.1 Type-C	microUSB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Hall, Magnetic, Proximity, RGB	Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Hall, Magnetic, Proximity, RGB
Keyboard Case	Pogo Pins	Bluetooth
Dimensions	169.0 x 237.3 x 6.0mm	212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6m, 177.3 x 247.3 x 6.6mm
Weight	429g (Wi-Fi) / 434g (LTE)	8.4: 294g (Wi-Fi), 298g (LTE) / 10.5: 465g (Wi-Fi), 467g (LTE)
Battery	6,000 mAh	4,900mAh/7,900 mAh

Abhijeet Mishra - Editor-in-Chief

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Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.

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