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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 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 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad 3's score of 71.1. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a a lot newer device, and it is also way lighter and thinner than Apple iPad 3. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 operating system.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a more powerful processor than iPad 3, because it has 2 more cores and more RAM. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab S3. Both of them have a display of the same size, a greater count of pixels per inch of screen and exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
Galaxy Tab S3 shoots much better videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a much better (4K) video quality, a back camera with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution and a lot larger aperture for better low light photos and videos. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S3 is also by far the cheapest.
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