Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2022 February 2017
Status Coming Soon - February 2022 Available - March 2017
Colors Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
(9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in)
Weight 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 oz) 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE))
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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)
5G Network SA/NSA -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface One UI 4.1 -
Processor 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] Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 730 [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type WQXGA TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 11.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.90% 72.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP + 6 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 8000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -