Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 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 |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 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 M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a score of 75.2 against 69.6. The Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a way better display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a much more powerful processing unit than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster).
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a worse (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has greater battery duration than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 7606mAh battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
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