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Apple iPad 3
16 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 68.2 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-03-07 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Black and White | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 355.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is slightly better than the Apple iPad 3, getting a global score of 74.6 against 68.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a notably newer tablet, and it's also much thinner and way lighter than the Apple iPad 3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 OS.
The Apple iPad 3 has a better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a just a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher 1536 x 2048px resolution and a bigger display. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much greater storage for games and applications than iPad 3, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a greater processing power than iPad 3, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and 6 more processing cores. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 131 percent greater battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a little bit better camera than iPad 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a much larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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