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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2025-03-04 | 2019-04-26 |
| -- | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.5 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 288 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S5e is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a score of 78.6 against 70.4. Galaxy Tab S5e has Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much sharper screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab S5e features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S5e also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 7040mAh. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution camera in the back and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures and a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos and videos in low light environments.
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