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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 67 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2014-09-04 |
| -- | 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 515.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 31 hours talk time |
| 10.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab Active, with a score of 70.4 against 67. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active works with Android 4.4 OS. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) construction is newer and extremely thinner than Galaxy Tab Active's, but it's much heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Galaxy Tab Active counts with a much better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a camera with a lot higher 12 MP resolution and a lot higher (4K) video resolution. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity against 4450mAh.
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