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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2025-03-04 | 2016-06-01 |
| -- | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.1 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| -- | 224 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), having a general score of 70.4 against 70.2. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s body is much newer and a lot thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s, but it's heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much better performing processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a lot better (4K) video quality, a larger aperture to capture better low-light photography and a much more megapixels back facing camera.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 7300mAh.
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