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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 8 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2012-08-29 |
| -- | 11.97 x 7.46 x 0.39 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 26.46 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue |
| -- | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11.6 inches |
| -- | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| -- | 135 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | -- |
| processor | Intel Atom Z2760 (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Intel SGX545 Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 7.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 4080mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 144 hours standby time |
| 10.08 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit better than Samsung ATIV Tab 5, with a 70.4 score against 69.2. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Samsung ATIV Tab 5 works with Windows 8 OS. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a extremely newer device, and it's also lighter and noticeably thinner than the Samsung ATIV Tab 5.
Samsung ATIV Tab 5 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. Samsung ATIV Tab 5 counts with a much sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a greater camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 5, because it has a way better 12 megapixels resolution back camera. Samsung ATIV Tab 5 has as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) one, both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 5, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 4080mAh.
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