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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 559.00 | $ 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | |
| 8.00 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 |
| 8.25 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a little bit better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), getting a global score of 79 against 77. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 design is incredibly newer and lighter, but incredibly thicker than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018). Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has just a bit better hardware performance than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a larger amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better display density. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little bit better camera than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a lot more MP back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also cheaper than the iPad 9.7-inch (2018), which makes it an easy decision.
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