Samsung Electronics has offered a range of tablets to the masses at regular intervals.
The release of the Pro range brought the Korean giant, directly in competition with its arch rival Apple’s iPad. Samsung Electronics had not been able to compete with its archrival, the Apple Incorporated, with respect to its earlier released variants, such as the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. Regardless, the Tab 3 10.1 made a reputation for itself in the market and is unlikely to hamper the market share of the company’s Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4.
Today, we compare the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 with respect to its features and specifications to those of Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4.
Display
The 8.4-inch display makes the Pro 8.4 a smaller tablet than the 10.1-inch screen of the Galaxy Tab 3. Engineers and designers at Samsung Electronics ensure that the potential user is provided with best-detailed display in their smartphones and tablets. The 8.4-inch screen of the Pro 8.4 tablet offers the user with greater resolution at 1600×2560 pixels as compared to the 1280×800 pixels resolution of the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. Regardless, the 10.1-inch display of the Tab 3 10.1 offers a great viewing experience, especially for watching movies.
Processor and OS
The Tab Pro 8.4 comprises excellent software and hardware configurations. The Android version 4.4 OS runs the latest version of the TouchWiz UI. The Tab Pro 8.4 is powered with Snapdragon 2.3GHz quad core processor, coupled with 2GB of RAM, enabling the tablet to complete even difficult tasks effortlessly.
In comparison, the Tab 3 10.1 struggles to compete with its counterpart, the Pro 8.4 tablet, with its dual core 1.6GHz processor coupled with a lesser RAM of 1GB. The Tab 3 10.1 phablet comes equipped with the Android version 4.2.2 OS, which, by all means is a great operating system, if not the best.
User Interface
The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 comes equipped with extra hardware features, such as the Dolby speakers. The Tab Pro 8.4 does not come with similar enhanced features. Regardless, the Pro 8.4 tablet caters the user with a more polished version of the TouchWiz UI, as compared to earlier versions equipped with Samsung products.
Connectivity
The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 may not come equipped with a better processor than the Pro 8.4 tablet, but when talking of connectivity, it comprises of the latest versions of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Both support dual band Wi-Fi connectivity with similar features.
Camera
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet comes equipped with an 8MP camera, as compared to the 3.15MP sensor of the Tab 3 10.1. The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 comes equipped with features that are considerably lower than the Tab Pro 8.4 tablet. The picture quality between both these tablets comes with a notable difference, with the Tab Pro 8.4 leading in this arena. One major difference between these two devices is the superior full HD video recording feature, available in the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 tablet.
Price
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is readily available at $240, when compared to the $190 cost of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1.
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