Lenovo Tab 7 Essential 3G vs Lenovo Tab3 8 Plus
| Type | A tablet | A tablet |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP52 |
| Dimensions | 194.80 x 102.00 x 8.80 mm | 209.50 x 123.50 x 8.60 mm |
| Weight | 254.00 g | 330.00 g |
| Display size | 7.00" | 8.00" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 600 x 1024 px (7.00") 170 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1200 x 1920 px (8.00") 283 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | | 3G: 480 min. (8.0 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | | 3G: 336 h. (14.0 days) |
| PDA mode work time | nd | 8 h (0.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Po 3450 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Po 4250 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| RAM memory | 1 GB, 2 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Processor | MediaTek | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 |
| Processor clock | 1100 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU | - | Adreno 506 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | DualSIM(microSIM, microSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Announced | 4Q 2017 | 1Q 2017 |
| Other names | TB-7304i; Tab 4 7 Essential 3G; Tab4 7 Essential 3G | TB-8703X |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | 1900 2000 | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1280x720 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | |
| Additional | FF, f/2.8 | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | |
| Additional | FF | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | - |
| LTE UP | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |