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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a global score of 79, which is much better than iPad 4's 70.8 general score. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, and iPad 4 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a just a little bit thicker but noticeably lighter device than iPad 4.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a superior processing unit than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Apple iPad 4 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPad 4, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with way more mega pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a very superior storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad 4, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better battery performance than iPad 4.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the iPad 4.
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