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Apple iPad 3
32 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2012-03-07 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 270.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is just a bit better than the iPad 3, having a score of 75.2 against 69.5. Galaxy Tab S3's design is extremely newer, lighter and noticeably thinner than iPad 3. Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad 3 counts with iOS 7.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a quite superior processing power than iPad 3, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and faster).
Apple iPad 3 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. They have a higher pixel quantity per inch in the display, a display with the same size and the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048px. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a superior memory for games and applications than iPad 3, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 256 GB.
The Apple iPad 3 features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 11560mAh battery size instead of 6000mAh. Galaxy Tab S3 shoots better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a lot better video resolution, a lot more MP camera and a much larger aperture for better low light photos.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also the cheapest one.
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