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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 10 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2020-09-28 |
| -- | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 283 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is much better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s score of 70.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features much more memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better performing processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a back-facing camera with a worse resolution. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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