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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2025-03-12 | 2017-03-24 |
| -- | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is slightly better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), with a 75.2 score against 69.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a way better performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 lesser CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a lower resolution back camera and a worse (4K) video definition, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light photography.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 7606mAh battery capacity.
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