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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2025-03-04 | 2017-03-24 |
| -- | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is way better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 general score. Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a very superior hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much better screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a better camera than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and videos, it also counts with a more mega pixels camera in the back. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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