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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 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 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is a little bit better than the iPad 3's overall score of 71.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a extremely newer tablet device, and it is also notably lighter and extremely thinner than iPad 3. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 OS.
The Apple iPad 3 counts with a better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little lower screen density, it also counts with a larger display and a bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a greater processing power than iPad 3, because it has a greater amount of RAM and 6 more cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPad 3, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB. The iPad 3 counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes slightly better pictures and videos than iPad 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a back camera with way more mega-pixels and a way bigger aperture.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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