Global Score | |
69.5 | 72.1 |
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 | 16.40 ounces |
Black and White | Black and White |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 270.00 | $ 269.00 |
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 | 32 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
5.8 | 8.12 |
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 | -- |
Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
6.9 | 3 |
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 is a little bit better than Apple iPad 3, with a 72.1 score against 69.5. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a notably newer device, and it is also much lighter and notably thinner than Apple iPad 3. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPad 3 has iOS 7.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a bit more vivid display than iPad 3, because it has a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a quite bigger display and a quite greater pixel count in each inch in the screen.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a quite superior performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The iPad 3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a 46% larger battery capacity. The Apple iPad 3 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video definition and a way less megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one.
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