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Apple iPad 3
32 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 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 | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 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
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a bit better than iPad 3, getting a 74.6 score against 69.5. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s body is incredibly newer, a lot lighter and a lot thinner than iPad 3. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad 3 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
The Apple iPad 3 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a bit lower pixel quantity per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a larger display. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a superior processing power than iPad 3, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes slightly better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a lot more MP camera and a much bigger aperture to take better low-light images and video.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 3, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. IPad 3 features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 131% more battery size.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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