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Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 review: 2013 Intel tablet.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2013·$400
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#9 of 9
Tier
Tablet
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Galaxy Tab 3 10.1.

Tab 3 10.1 was rare for using Intel Atom in a Samsung — 2013 mid-tier 10" tablet.

01Display

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker display results among tablet phones of 2013 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeTFT LCD
Size10.1"
Resolution1280 x 800

02Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among tablet phones of 2013 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetIntel Atom Z2560
RAM1 GB
Storage16 GB + microSDXC

03Camera

56/100

56/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for tablet phones of 2013.

Main3 MP
Front1.3 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2013.

Capacity6,800 mAh

05Software

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker software results among tablet phones of 2013 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Intel Atom inside Samsung tablet — rare.
  • 6,800 mAh.
  • microSDXC.
  • 10.1" big screen.
What doesn't
  • Intel Atom slower than ARM peers.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • 3 MP cam basic.
  • WXGA low-res.
Cross-shop it against
Nexus 7 (2013, Asus)
$229 · score 82/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of tablet devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .