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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | -- |
| 8.58 | 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 | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is slightly better than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with a 79 score against 73.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is an older and extremely thicker tablet device than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but Samsung made it lighter anyway.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little bit inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a way less mega pixels back facing camera and a way lower (Full HD) video quality.
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