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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-09-18 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is way better than iPad 10.2 (2020)'s general score of 62.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x OS. Despite of the fact that Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is way older than the iPad 10.2 (2020), it's body is somewhat lighter and noticeably thinner.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a very superior processor than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1620 x 2160, a quite larger screen and a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a very superior memory for applications and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Galaxy Tab S3 has a way better battery life than iPad 10.2 (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a better camera than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a much better video definition, a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low-light environments and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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