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Apple iPad 3
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 68.2 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 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 |
| $ 395.00 | $ 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) has an overall score of 74.6, which is a bit better than iPad 3's general score of 68.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a much newer tablet, and it is also much lighter and way thinner than the iPad 3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad 3 comes with iOS 7.x OS.
The iPad 3 features a better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad 3, because it has 16 GB more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a better performing processing unit than iPad 3, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots clearer photographs and videos than iPad 3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a back-facing camera with way more MP and a way bigger aperture for better low light images and video.
IPad 3 has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 131 percent greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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