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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 68.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.2.2 |
| -- | 2013-06-03 |
| -- | 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 11.25 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super Clear LCD |
| 223 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 42 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a 68.7 score against 60.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch comes with Android 4.2.2 OS, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a little bit better screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a way worse 800 x 1280 resolution, a lot smaller display and a quite worse pixel density.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a much greater performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a really longer battery life than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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