Global Score | |
69.5 | 73.1 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Samsung |
iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 4.4.2 |
2012-03-07 | 2014-06-12 |
9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
23.35 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
Black and White | Black and White |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 270.00 | $ 189.00 |
Display / Screen | |
9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
264 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
8 | 8.3 |
Performance | |
Apple A5X chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
1 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
7.83 | 8.82 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
5.8 | 6.72 |
Camera | |
5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
f/2.40 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 | 7.48 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and GSM |
Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
6.9 | 5.5 |
Battery Life | |
11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7900mAh Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
11.2 | 8.88 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
-- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 73.1, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 3's 69.5 general score. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Apple iPad 3 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also extremely lighter and much thinner than the Apple iPad 3.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a superior processor than iPad 3, because it has more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with just a bit better display than Apple iPad 3, because it has a bit larger display, a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a just a little greater number of pixels per inch in the display.
The iPad 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a back-facing camera with a way lower resolution and a lower video resolution. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bigger storage to install applications and games than iPad 3, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Apple iPad 3 has a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 7900mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also by far the cheapest one.
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