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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&TSamsung Galaxy Note 10.1
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2012-02-27 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 300.00 | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 6.9 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 3 has a general score of 71.1, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1's score of 66.3. The Apple iPad 3 is a just a bit thicker and a little bit heavier tablet than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with Android 4.4 operating system.
Apple iPad 3 features a way better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a lot higher pixel count per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has a larger number of cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. IPad 3 features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a 65% more battery capacity. The iPad 3 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have a camera with a 5 megapixels resolution, the iPad 3 also has a lot better (Full HD) video resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, iPad 3 is also a bargain compared to others.
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