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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2022-10-26 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.17 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is slightly better than iPad (2022)'s 74.7 global score. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S3's body is much thinner and somewhat lighter than iPad (2022), although it was released 6 years before.
The iPad (2022) features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have the same pixel density, the iPad (2022) also has a slightly better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and a little bit larger screen. Apple iPad (2022) counts with a better processor than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 64 bits processing unit and a larger number of cores.
Galaxy Tab S3 features more storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad (2022), because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPad (2022) features just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser mega pixels and a lower video definition, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad (2022).
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