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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2013-06-03 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a global score of 68.7, which is much better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s general score of 62.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2 OS, while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a lot older than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), it's body is a lot lighter and just a little bit thinner.
The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a better screen pixels density, a bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1620 x 2160px. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a much faster processing unit than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a back camera with a much higher 8 megapixels resolution and a way higher video resolution.
Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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