Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 59.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Windows 8 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2013-06-20 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 279.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has a score of 65, which is just a bit better than the iPad 2's overall score of 59.2. Samsung ATIV Tab 3's design is extremely newer, a little thinner and just a little lighter than the iPad 2. Samsung ATIV Tab 3 works with Windows 8 operating system, and iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features a little better processing power than Apple iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 also counts with more RAM. Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features a sharper screen than iPad 2, because it has a slightly better 768 x 1366px resolution, a quite larger display and a little bit higher amount of pixels per screen inch.
IPad 2 shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, although it has a camera with a much worse resolution and a much lower 1280x720 video quality. Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 2, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad 2 features a really longer battery performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is also a bargain compared to others.
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