Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2025-03-04 | 2017-03-24 |
| -- | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a score of 75.2 against 62.5. Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much greater processing power than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more processing cores.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a superior camera than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and video, it also counts with a better resolution camera. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a way better battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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