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Apple iPad Air
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T210
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-04-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 10.65 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 194.00 | $ 185.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Marvell PXA986 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 408 hours standby time |
| 9.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, getting a 72.8 score against 64.1. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has Android 4.4.2 operating system. Although iPad Air and the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 were released only 6 months apart, the iPad Air body is incredibly heavier but also incredibly thinner.
IPad Air has a better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048, a lot higher screen pixels density and a really bigger display. The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 64 GB.
The Apple iPad Air features a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air also has a 64 bits CPU and a faster 600 megahertz graphics co-processor. IPad Air takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a way more megapixels back-facing camera.
The iPad Air counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has an 8820mAh battery size.
The Apple iPad Air costs a little more money than the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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