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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | -- |
| 2025-03-04 | 2019-08-09 |
| -- | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 366.00 |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7040mAh 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is way better than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having an 88.1 score against 70.4. The Galaxy Tab S6 has a much better looking screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 features an extremely better processor than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025). They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has more internal storage and an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S6, because it has a 38% greater battery size.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S6, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse resolution and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a bigger sensor which gives a better image and video quality.
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