SpecEagle review · Samsung
Galaxy Tab S3 review: 2017 S Pen tablet.
SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2017·$600
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#2 of 5
Tier
Tablet
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front
Galaxy Tab S3.
Tab S3 introduced HDR AMOLED + S Pen + quad speakers to Samsung's 2017 tablet.
01Display
86/10086/100 puts it above the 83-point average for tablet phones of 2017.
TypeSuper AMOLED HDR
Size9.7"
Resolution2048 x 1536
02Performance
76/10076/100 puts it above the 74-point average for tablet phones of 2017.
ChipsetSnapdragon 820
RAM4 GB
Storage32 GB
03Camera
64/10064/100 — right at the average for tablet phones of 2017.
Main13 MP
Front5 MP
04Battery
80/10080/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for tablet phones of 2017.
Capacity6,000 mAh
05Software
74/10074/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for tablet phones of 2017.
What works
- S Pen included.
- HDR AMOLED display.
- SD 820 + 4 GB RAM.
- Glass + metal premium feel.
What doesn't
- SD 820 throttled.
- 32 GB storage base.
- 434 g.
- Aged Android 7.
Cross-shop it against
Apple iPad (6th gen, 2018)
$329 · score 76/100
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 5-phone cohort of tablet devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .