Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 10 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), with a 79 score against 62.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 OS, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) were only released 0 months apart, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is noticeably thicker but also somewhat lighter than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better performing processing unit than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more RAM and 2 more CPU cores. The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's camera is just as good as Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s camera, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a lot higher resolution back camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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