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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2019-08-09 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 366.00 |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 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 | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh 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
The Galaxy Tab S6 is way better than iPad 3, having a overall score of 88.1 against 71.1. The Galaxy Tab S6 is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also notably lighter and extremely thinner than the iPad 3. IPad 3 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S6, although it has a just a little worse amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit worse 1536 x 2048px resolution and a bit smaller display.
The Galaxy Tab S6 features an extremely better processor than iPad 3, because it has more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab S6 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S6 captures much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPad 3, because it has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels, a much bigger aperture for better captures and videos in low light situations and a way better (4K) video definition. Apple iPad 3 features a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S6, because it has a 11560mAh battery size instead of 7040mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 costs more than the iPad 3, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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