Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 261 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 10 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is a little bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), with a 75.2 score against 72.3. Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 design has the same thickness than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), but it's just a bit lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 4 less CPU cores (although they are faster) and less RAM memory. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has just a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a just a little worse pixels amount in each inch of screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a little bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab S3 takes better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting images or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a more megapixels camera in the back. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much longer battery life than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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