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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-03-07 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 316.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S5e has a global score of 78.6, which is better than iPad 3's 71.1 overall score. The Galaxy Tab S5e design is much newer, way lighter and incredibly thinner than the iPad 3. Galaxy Tab S5e comes with Android 10 OS, and iPad 3 counts with iOS 6.1 OS. The iPad 3 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little bit worse pixels density and a little lower resolution of 1536 x 2048.
The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a superior performance than iPad 3, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab S5e features much more storage to store more games and applications than iPad 3, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPad 3 counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 64 percent more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a lot better camera than iPad 3, because it has a larger aperture for better images and videos in low-light environments, a much higher 13 megapixels resolution camera and a lot higher video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is a little more expensive than the iPad 3, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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