Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 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 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 263 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), with a 75.2 score against 71.3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's body has the same thickness than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but it's noticeably lighter.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM and 4 less processing cores. Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a much smaller screen and a lot lower 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per display inch.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a superior battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 takes better photographs and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light captures and video, it also counts with a more megapixels back facing camera.
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