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| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 0000-00-00 | 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 |
| $ 485.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is just a bit better than the iPad 4, getting a global score of 75.2 against 68.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 body is much thinner and noticeably lighter than iPad 4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS. IPad 4 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S3. They have a same size display, the same exact 1536 x 2048 resolution and a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has just a bit better performance than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a superior camera than iPad 4, because it has a way better (4K) video quality, a lot bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video and a lot more mega pixels camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad 4, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much longer battery life than Apple iPad 4.
Galaxy Tab S3 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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