Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 10 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 505.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than Apple iPad 2, getting a global score of 79 against 62.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 body is notably newer and a lot lighter, but also somewhat thicker than the Apple iPad 2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 OS, and Apple iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x OS.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a more vivid screen than iPad 2, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a much higher pixels density. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features much more memory for apps and games than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a better processing power than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and they are faster). The iPad 2 features a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 38% more battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than iPad 2, because it has a way higher video resolution and a lot better 13 mega-pixels resolution camera.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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